The Incidence of Gall Stones After Bariatric Surgery and Its Association With Weight Loss

Helwan University

Status: Completed

Conditions: The Incidence of Gall Stones After Bariatric Surgery and Its Association With Weight Loss

Treatments: Procedure: bariatric surgery

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04765618

Helwan university

Details and patient eligibility

About

The incidence of Gall Stones after Bariatric surgery and its association with weight loss

Full description

Gallstone (GS) formation is common in obese patients, particularly during rapid weight loss.This study aimed to determine the incidence of GS in patients underwent bariatric surgery (BS) and the influence of weight loss on GS formation.

Enrollment: 148 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• (BMI) ≥35kg/m2 with one or more obesity-related comorbidities
• a BMI > 40 kg/m2 without coexisting medical problems

Exclusion criteria

-a conrtaindication for bariatric surgery