Problematic Alcohol Use after Bariatric Surgery: Sleeve Gastrectomy versus Gastric Bypass (206490)

Background: Research suggests that patients may develop problematic alcohol use (AUD) after undergoing bariatric surgery. However, most of the research conducted has been with patients who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and less is known about alcohol use after sleeve gastrectomy (SG). The purpose of this study was to examine changes in AUD in the two years following bariatric surgery and to determine whether there is an influence of surgery type.

Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - November 1, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Lisa R Miller-Matero, Julia Orlovskaia, Aaron Hamann, Kellie M Martens, Aaron J Bonham, Arthur M Carlin Source Type: research