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Management of hyperuricemia and gout in obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery.

Claudio TanaLuca BusettoAngelo Di VincenzoFabrizio RicciAndrea TicinesiFulvio LauretaniAntonio NouvenneMaria Adele GiamberardinoFrancesco CipolloneRoberto VettorTiziana Meschi
Published in: Postgraduate medicine (2018)
Bariatric surgery has a high impact on hyperuricemia and gout. A perioperative approach is suggested, based on appropriate hydration, early physical resumption, urate lowering drugs and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), or colchicine and corticosteroids if NSAIDs are ineffective or not tolerated.
Keyphrases
  • anti inflammatory drugs
  • bariatric surgery
  • uric acid
  • patients undergoing
  • weight loss
  • obese patients
  • metabolic syndrome
  • physical activity
  • mental health
  • adipose tissue
  • cardiac surgery
  • type diabetes