ArticleSurgical endoscopy2015
Alcohol metabolism is not affected by sleeve gastrectomy.
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- Sleeve gastrectomy surgery: when 2 alcoholic drinks are converted to 4.Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery · 2018Trial
- Alcohol use disorders and related morbidity and mortality after sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a nation-wide registry study (the BAR-REGISTER).International journal of obesity (2005) · 2026Article
- Ethanol pharmacokinetics before and after sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a 3 year prospective study (the BAR-TRIAL).International journal of obesity (2005) · 2026Observational
- Obesity, Bariatric Surgery, and Cancer Risk: Nutritional Perspectives and Long-Term Clinical Implications.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Crosstalk between alcohol use disorder and obesity: two sides of the same coin?Molecular psychiatry · 2025Review
- Recent advances in alcohol metabolism: from the gut to the brain.Physiological reviews · 2025Review
- Decision regret up to 6 years after sleeve gastrectomy.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Article
- Response to commentary on: "Fat-free mass accounts for most of the variance in alcohol elimination rate in women".Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2023Article
- Alcohol ingestion symptoms after sleeve gastrectomy: intoxication or drunkenness? A prospective study from a Bariatric Centre of Excellence.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2020Article
- Alcohol consumption after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: 1-year results.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2019Article
- Changes in Alcohol Use after Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: Predictors and Mechanisms.Current psychiatry reports · 2019Review
- Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy Attenuates Hedonic Feeding Without Impacting Alcohol Drinking in Rats.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2019Article
- A Qualitative Examination of Increased Alcohol Use after Bariatric Surgery among Racially/Ethnically Diverse Young Adults.Obesity surgery · 2018Article
- Alcohol use disorders before and after bariatric surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of translational medicine · 2018Article
- Effect of vertical sleeve gastrectomy on alcohol consumption and preferences in dietary obese rats and mice: A plausible role for altered ghrelin signaling.Brain research bulletin · 2018Article
- The gut in the brain: the effects of bariatric surgery on alcohol consumption.Addiction biology · 2017Review
- Nutritional Recommendations for Adult Bariatric Surgery Patients: Clinical Practice.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2017Review
- Alcohol use risk in adolescents 2 years after bariatric surgery.Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery · 2017Observational
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Abstract
introductionIt has been published that patients who underwent gastric bypass surgery have impaired alcohol metabolism, predisposing them to higher rates of intoxication and DUI arrests. Yet the impact of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) on alcohol metabolism and in particular the long-term effects are still unclear. We hypothesized that LSG does not alter alcohol metabolism.
methodsA prospective cohort study of patients undergoing LSG was evaluated. Blood alcohol concentration (BAC) was extrapolated using a Breathalyzer(®). Alcohol metabolism was evaluated by determining BAC every 5 min after a single dose of alcohol (5 oz. glass of 14% v/v Malbec wine), until BAC was equal to zero. Subjects were queried about alcohol intoxication symptoms. All parameters were obtained and analyzed preoperatively and at 3 and 12 months postoperatively.
resultsOur study consisted of 10 patients (9 female) with a mean age of 46.6 ± 2.2 years and BMI of 43.5 ± 2.2 kg/m(2). The mean percentage excess weight loss was 39.5 ± 3.3 at 3 months and 55.6 ± 4.4 at 12 months. Peak BAC at 20 min was not different at 3 months (0.068 ± 0.007, p = 0.77) or at 12 months (0.047 ± 0.008, p = 0.19) when compared to the preoperative assessment (0.059 ± 0.014). In addition, the time to BAC equal to zero was not significantly different between baseline and the follow-up values (preoperative: 70 ± 9 min, 3 months: 95 ± 18 min, and 12 months: 57 ± 8 min, (p > 0.05). Symptoms of intoxication were not significantly different in patients before and after surgery.
conclusionsOur study suggests that LSG does not alter alcohol metabolism. Patients who undergo LSG do not have higher levels of intoxication following alcohol consumption and are therefore not prone to higher rates of DUI charges than the general public, in contrast to that previously reported following in patients who undergo gastric bypass surgery.
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