Risk Factors for Symptomatic Gallstone Disease and Gallstone Formation After Bariatric Surgery.
Sylke HaalMaimoena S S GumanSjoerd BruinRuben SchoutenRuben N van VeenPaul FockensMarcel G W DijkgraafBarbara A HuttenVictor E A GerdesRogier P VoermansPublished in: Obesity surgery (2022)
Young patients with a preoperative pain syndrome and/or asymptomatic gallstones before bariatric surgery are at increased risk for symptomatic gallstone disease after surgery. Whether statins, either alone or in combination with UDCA prophylaxis, can further reduce the burden of gallstones after bariatric surgery should be investigated prospectively.