Systematic Review of Management of Gallbladder Disease in Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the morbidly obese may be associated with increased operative difficulty and morbidity compared with non-obese patients. Obesity itself is a factor for the development of gallstone disease, and periods of weight loss further increase the risk of gallstone formation. In the obese patient, the hypersecretion of cholesterol is considered to be the culprit that increases the risk of gallstone disease. Jonas et al. described a five-fold increased risk of symptomatic gallstone disease after obesity surgery compared with the general population [1].

Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - October 31, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Adolfo Leyva-Alvizo, Gabriela Arredondo-Salda ña, Valeria Leal-Isla-Flores, John Romanelli, Ranjan Sudan, Karen E. Gibbs, Anthony Petrick, Ian S. Soriano, ASMBS Foregut Committee Tags: Review articles Source Type: research