ArticleInflammatory intestinal diseases2019
Bariatric Surgery Is a Safe and Effective Option for Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Case Series and Systematic Review of the Literature.
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- SAGES guidelines for the management of comorbidities relevant to metabolic and bariatric surgery.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Guideline
- European guideline on obesity care in patients with gastrointestinal and liver diseases - Joint European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism / United European Gastroenterology guideline.United European gastroenterology journal · 2022Guideline
- Safety and Efficacy of Bariatric Surgery in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Obesity surgery · 2020Pooled it
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- Outcomes of inflammatory bowel disease in patients with obesity following bariatric surgery: propensity score-matched cohort study.BJS open · 2025Article
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- Outcomes of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Long-Term Retrospective Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Management of Overweight and Obesity in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease.Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2024Article
- Novel genetic association between obesity, colorectal cancer, and inflammatory bowel disease.Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2024Article
- Obesity and novel management of inflammatory bowel disease.World journal of gastroenterology · 2023Review
- An Unusual Endoscopic Finding of Gastric Crohn's Disease.GE Portuguese journal of gastroenterology · 2023Article
- Exploring the Relationship Between Bariatric Surgery and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review.Crohn's & colitis 360 · 2022Article
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- Global Variations in Practices Concerning Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass-an Online Survey of 651 Bariatric and Metabolic Surgeons with Cumulative Experience of 158,335 Procedures.Obesity surgery · 2020Article
- Is Bariatric Surgery Safe and Effective in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease?Obesity surgery · 2020Article
- Bariatric Surgery and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: a Role for Microbiota?Obesity surgery · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundQuestions remain regarding both the safety and efficacy of bariatric surgery in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), including the effects of bariatric surgery on the course of disease. We report a case series from a tertiary care IBD referral center and review the existing literature regarding the safety and efficacy of bariatric surgery in IBD patients.
objectivesExamine the safety and efficacy of bariatric surgery in IBD patients. Explore possible effects of weight loss on postoperative IBD course.
methodWe performed a retrospective review of patients at our center undergoing bariatric surgery with a concurrent IBD diagnosis, collecting baseline characteristics, surgery type, and postoperative course (including IBD outcomes and weight loss). Data from these patients were combined with available data from the existing literature to calculate standardized means with standard error, variance, and confidence intervals (CI).
resultsData from 13 patients who had undergone bariatric surgery at our facility were combined with data from 8 other studies to create a study population of 101 patients. Of these, 61 had Crohn's disease, 37 ulcerative colitis, and 3 IBD-unspecified, with a mean preoperative BMI of 44.2 (95% CI 42.9-45.7). Following surgery, a mean excess weight loss of 68.4% was demonstrated (95% CI, 65.7-71.2). Of the 101 patients, 22 experienced early and 20 experienced late postoperative complications. Postoperatively, 10 patients experienced a flare of IBD, 20 remained in remission, and 7 patients were able to discontinue immunosuppressive therapy.
conclusionsBased on available studies, bariatric surgery appears to be both an effective and safe option for weight loss in patients with IBD.
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