Indications for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy before bariatric surgery: a multicenter study.
Hussein AbdallahMehdi El SkalliHussein McheimecheBiagio CasagrandaNicolò de ManziniSilvia PalmisanoPublished in: Surgical endoscopy (2022)
The role of preoperative UGE is to identify a wide range of pathological findings in patients with obesity that could influence the therapeutic approach, including the choice of the proper bariatric procedure. Considering the anatomical modifications, the incidence of asymptomatic pathologies, and the risk of malignancy, we support the decision of performing preoperative endoscopy for all patients eligible for bariatric operation.
Keyphrases
- weight loss
- bariatric surgery
- end stage renal disease
- roux en y gastric bypass
- patients undergoing
- ejection fraction
- gastric bypass
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- obese patients
- peritoneal dialysis
- insulin resistance
- risk factors
- small bowel
- decision making
- adipose tissue
- weight gain
- skeletal muscle