ArticleObesity surgery2017
Chronic Abdominal Pain and Symptoms 5 Years After Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity.
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60 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 107 citations in OpenAlex.
- Diagnosis and treatment of chronic abdominal pain after bariatric surgery: a systematic review.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Pooled it
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- What Is Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery Expressed in Percentage Total Weight Loss (%TWL)? A Systematic Review.Obesity surgery · 2021Pooled it
- Long-term Emergency Department Visits and Readmissions After Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: a Systematic Review.Obesity surgery · 2021Pooled it
- GERD after Bariatric Surgery. Can We Expect Endoscopic Findings?Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of Probiotic Use on Gastrointestinal Symptoms in the Late Postoperative Period of Bariatric Surgery: A Cross-Over, Randomized, Triple-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study.Obesity surgery · 2024Trial
- The Influence of Mesenteric Defects Closure on the Use of Computed Tomography for Abdominal Pain 5 Years After Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass-a Post Hoc Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.Obesity surgery · 2022Trial
- Effects of Probiotics Supplementation on Gastrointestinal Symptoms and SIBO after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: a Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial.Obesity surgery · 2021Trial
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- Preperitoneal Bupivacaine Infiltration Reduces Postoperative Opioid Consumption, Acute Pain, and Chronic Postsurgical Pain After Bariatric Surgery: a Randomized Controlled Trial.Obesity surgery · 2018Trial
- Health-Related Quality-of-Life after Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery with or Without Closure of the Mesenteric Defects: a Post-hoc Analysis of Data from a Randomized Clinical Trial.Obesity surgery · 2018Trial
- The Association between Anxiety and/or Depression Symptoms with Gastrointestinal Complaints Five Years after Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery - a Cross-sectional Study.Obesity surgery · 2026Article
- Biobehavioral pain profiling of minoritized adults with chronic widespread pain and clinical obesity before and after bariatric surgery: study protocol for a longitudinal, observational cohort study.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Anterior Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment Syndrome Triggered by Thoracic Compression Fracture and Weight Loss.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2026Article
- Abdominal Pain After Bariatric Surgery and the Role of the Gut: A Review.Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2026Review
- Daily fiber supplementation after bariatric surgery demonstrates tolerability and influence on the fecal gut microbiome.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Chronic Abdominal Pain After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study with 2-Year Follow-Up in a Swedish Population.Obesity surgery · 2025Article
- Chronic Post-Surgical Pain After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Is the Opioid-Free Anesthesia Superior? A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Role of vitamin D in the management of chronic pain after gastrointestinal surgery.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2025Review
- Chronic Abdominal Pain and Gastrointestinal Symptoms 12 Years After Primary Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Cross-Sectional Controlled Study.Obesity surgery · 2025Article
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Abstract
introductionRoux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is widely performed as treatment of morbid obesity. Long-term weight loss, effects on co-morbidities, and quality of life after RYGB have been well addressed. Other long-term outcomes are less elucidated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence, symptom characteristics, and possible predictors of chronic abdominal pain and gastrointestinal symptoms during consultations 5 years after RYGB.
methodsA 5-year follow-up study of patients operated with RYGB 2008-2009 was performed. The patients completed questionnaires regarding chronic abdominal pain, the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (GSRS), the ROME III questionnaire, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Pain Catastrophing Scale (PCS), the Brief Pain Inventory, and SF-36. Uni- and multivariable logistic regression analyses of characteristics associated with chronic abdominal pain were performed.
resultsA total of 165/234 (71%) patients met to the follow-up, 160 of these accepted study inclusion. The mean follow-up was 64 (SD 4.2) months. The mean age was 42.5 (SD 8.7) years and 59% were females. The mean total weight loss was 23.9% (SD 11.2). Chronic abdominal pain was reported by 33.8%. Female gender, average strength of bodily pain, and the PCS sum score were associated with chronic abdominal pain. Symptoms of indigestion and irritable bowel syndrome were reported by 48.8% and 29.1%, respectively. Chronic abdominal pain was associated with reduced health related quality of life.
conclusionA substantial proportion of patients experienced chronic abdominal pain and symptoms 5 years after RYGB. Abdominal pain should be addressed at follow-up consultations after RYGB.
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