Prevalence and Risk Factors for Chronic Abdominal Pain After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery: A Cohort Study

Conclusions: One in 10 patients undergoing RYGB surgery developed chronic abdominal pain requiring strong analgesics, and one in five suffered from severe abdominal pain. Risk factors were preoperative use of strong analgesics, unemployment, postoperative complications, and smoking.
Source: Annals of Surgery - Category: Surgery Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research