Management of gallbladder disease after Sleeve Gastrectomy in a Selected Lebanese Population

Patients with morbid obesity are at a higher risk of developing gallstones after bariatric surgery. Studies on the incidence of symptomatic gallstones necessitating cholecystectomy after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) are limited in the Middle East.

Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - February 1, 2016 Category: Surgery Authors: Hanaa Dakour Aridi, Serge Sultanem, Houssam Abtar, Bassem Y. Safadi, Hayssam Fawal, Ramzi S. Alami Source Type: research