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Review
. 2010 May 7;16(17):2075-9.
doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i17.2075.

Management of gallstones and gallbladder disease in patients undergoing gastric bypass

Bernabé M Quesada, Gustavo Kohan, Hernán E Roff, Carlos M Canullán, Luis T Chiappetta Porras
Review

Management of gallstones and gallbladder disease in patients undergoing gastric bypass

Bernabé M Quesada et al. World J Gastroenterol. .

Abstract

The appropriate management of gallstones and gallbladder disease in patients undergoing gastric bypass remains unknown. Several therapeutic modalities are used and include performing cholecystectomy on all patients at the time of gastric bypass, performing concomitant cholecystectomy only when patients have gallstones and performing cholecystectomy only in the presence of both symptoms and gallstones. Some groups administer ursodeoxycholic acid for gallstone prevention in the postoperative period. All treatment modalities are analyzed and their results and rationality are discussed.

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