Safety and Efficacy of Bariatric Surgery in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Rajat GargBabu P MohanSuresh PonnadaAmandeep SinghAli AminianMiguel RegueiroBenjamin ClickPublished in: Obesity surgery (2020)
Bariatric surgery has acceptable safety and efficacy profile in IBD patients. Nearly half of patients had decrease in their IBD medications after bariatric surgery, and only 10% experienced therapeutic escalation following bariatric surgery. Sleeve gastrectomy may be the preferred procedure in this population.