Bariatric Surgery and Gallstone Problems - Abstract
The incidence of obesity has been increasing day after day, worldwide. Hence
bariatric surgery has recently become one of the most common treatment modality
in maintaining long-term weight reduction and improving obesity-related conditions.
Gallstones and bariatric surgery is an important issue because both obesity and
bariatric surgery resulting with rapid weight loss are risk factors for the formation
of gallstones. It can cause acute cholecystitis and acute pancreatitis. There are some
contradictions about diagnosis, treatment and preventing of gallstones in obese
patients who undergo bariatric surgery. In our article, we have discussed usage of
routine ultrasonography in perioperative period, timing of cholecystectomy and
preventing cholelithiasis after bariatric surgery in company with literature.