ArticleSurgery today2017
Role of ursodeoxycholic acid in the prevention of gallstone formation after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.
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- Incidence and risk factors for cholelithiasis after bariatric surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Lipids in health and disease · 2023Pooled it
- A Spanish Society joint SECO and SEEDO approach to the Post-operative management of the patients undergoing surgery for obesity.Obesity surgery · 2019Guideline
- Cholecystectomy in Patients Submitted to Bariatric Procedure: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Obesity surgery · 2018Pooled it
- Ursodeoxycholic Acid in the Prevention of Gallstone Formation After Bariatric Surgery: an Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Obesity surgery · 2017Pooled it
- Risk Factors for Symptomatic Gallstone Disease and Gallstone Formation After Bariatric Surgery.Obesity surgery · 2022Trial
- The Role of Ursodeoxycholic Acid (UDCA) in Cholelithiasis Management After One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass (OAGB) for Morbid Obesity: Results of a Monocentric Randomized Controlled Trial.Obesity surgery · 2020Trial
- Laparoscopic Biliary Revision for Choledocholithiasis After Roux-en-Y-Gastric Bypass: A Case Report and Discussion of Management Strategies.The American journal of case reports · 2026Article
- Adverse events of ursodeoxycholic acid: a real-world pharmacovigilance study using FAERS (2004-2023).Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Strain-dependent induction of primary bile acid 7-dehydroxylation by cholic acid.BMC microbiology · 2024Article
- Long-term systemic effects of metabolic bariatric surgery: A multidisciplinary perspective.Heliyon · 2024Review
- Ursodiol Prescriptions Following Bariatric Surgery: National Prescribing Trends and Outcomes.Obesity surgery · 2023Article
- Prevention of Gallstones After Bariatric Surgery using Ursodeoxycholic Acid: A Narrative Review of Literatures.Journal of metabolic and bariatric surgery · 2022Review
- Concomitant Cholecystectomy for Asymptomatic Gallstones in Bariatric Surgery-Safety Profile and Feasibility in a Large Tertiary Referral Bariatric Center.Obesity surgery · 2022Article
- Predictive Factors of Cholelithiasis After Prophylactic Administration of Ursodeoxycholic Acid Following Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: Tehran Obesity Treatment Study.Obesity surgery · 2022Article
- Impact of Baseline BMI and Adherence to Follow-Up on the Outcome of Sleeve Gastrectomy in Treatment of Adolescent Obesity.Obesity surgery · 2021Article
- Changes in plasma bile acids are associated with gallbladder stones and polyps.BMC gastroenterology · 2020Article
- Effectiveness of Ursodeoxycholic Acid in the Prevention of Cholelithiasis After Sleeve Gastrectomy.Obesity surgery · 2019Article
- Recent advances in understanding and managing cholesterol gallstones.F1000Research · 2018Review
- [Usufulness of Ursodeoxycholic Acid for the Prevention of Gallstones and Its Complications in Patients Undergoing Gastric Bypass].Acta gastroenterologica LatinoamericanaArticle
- Management of biliary stones in bariatric surgery.Therapeutic advances in gastrointestinal endoscopyReview
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Abstract
purposePostoperative cholelithiasis (CL) is a latent complication of bariatric surgery. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) in the prevention of CL after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG).
methodsThis was a retrospective analysis of the prospectively collected data of patients with morbid obesity who underwent LSG. Patients were subdivided into two groups: Group I, which did not receive prophylactic treatment with UCDA after LSG; and Group II, which received UCDA therapy for 6 months after LSG. Patients' characteristics, operation duration, weight loss data, and incidence of CL at 6 and 12 months postoperatively were collected.
resultsA total of 406 patients (124 males, 282 females) with a mean age of 32.1 ± 9.4 years were included. The mean baseline body mass index (BMI) was 50.1 ± 8.3 kg/m
conclusionThe use of UCDA effectively reduced the incidence of CL after LSG in patients with morbid obesity. Dyslipidemia and rapid EWL in the first 3 months after LSG significantly predisposed patients to postoperative CL.
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