Effectiveness of ursodeoxycholic acid treatment in the prevention of gallstone formation after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.

Published in: Acta chirurgica Belgica (2020)

Treatment with UDCA seems to be effective in the prevention of gallstone formation after sleeve gastrectomy. Furthermore, early and late period weight loss rates were not found to have significant effects on the risk of cholelithiasis.

Keyphrases

weight loss
randomized controlled trial
systematic review
bariatric surgery
body mass index
replacement therapy
gastric bypass
smoking cessation
obese patients