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Is Bariatric Surgery Safe and Effective in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease?

Nicholas P McKennaElizabeth B HabermannAlaa SadaTodd A KelloggTravis J McKenzie
Published in: Obesity surgery (2021)
In carefully selected patients with IBD, bariatric surgery appears safe with respect to short-term infectious complications and results in sustained weight loss until at least 2 years postoperatively.
Keyphrases
  • bariatric surgery
  • weight loss
  • patients with inflammatory bowel disease
  • obese patients
  • roux en y gastric bypass
  • gastric bypass
  • risk factors
  • glycemic control
  • physical activity
  • skeletal muscle