Efficacy of Postoperative Upper Gastrointestinal Series (UGI) and Computed Tomography (CT) Scan in Bariatric Surgery: a Meta-analysis on 7516 Patients.
Mario MusellaValeria CantoniRoberta GreenWanda AcampaNunzio VelottiPaola MaiettaAlberto CuocoloPublished in: Obesity surgery (2019)
According to our results, a CT scan triggered by clinical suspicion must be considered the first-line procedure to detect a postoperative leak following primary sleeve gastrectomy or Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
Keyphrases
- computed tomography
- dual energy
- roux en y gastric bypass
- bariatric surgery
- positron emission tomography
- image quality
- weight loss
- contrast enhanced
- obese patients
- end stage renal disease
- patients undergoing
- magnetic resonance imaging
- newly diagnosed
- gastric bypass
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- minimally invasive
- patient reported outcomes