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. 2022 Jun 19:15:26317745221105087.
doi: 10.1177/26317745221105087. eCollection 2022 Jan-Dec.

Management of biliary stones in bariatric surgery

Francisco Tustumi  1   2 , João Emílio Lemos Pinheiro Filho  2 , Lucas Cata Preta Stolzemburg  3 , Leonardo Carvalho Serigiolle  2 , Thiago Nogueira Costa  3 , Denis Pajecki  3 , Marco Aurélio Santo  3 , Sérgio Carlos Nahas  3
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Management of biliary stones in bariatric surgery

Francisco Tustumi et al. Ther Adv Gastrointest Endosc. .

Abstract

Morbidly obese and post-bariatric surgery patients are at increased risk for biliary stones formation. The complications related to biliary stones may impose complexity on their management. This study aimed to review the management of biliary conditions in obese and bariatric patients. In this study, a narrative review was performed of the medical, surgical, and endoscopic procedures for the management of biliary stones and their related complications. Knowing the main prophylactic and therapeutic interventions options is essential for clinicians to properly manage the biliary stones in patients candidates or submitted to bariatric surgery.

Plain language summary: Management of biliary stones in bariatric surgery The complications related to biliary stones may impose complexity on their management. Knowing the main prophylactic and therapeutic intervention options is essential for clinicians to properly manage the biliary stones in patient candidates or submitted to bariatric surgery. This study reviewed the main tools clinicians can handle to properly manage candidates for bariatric surgery or patients submitted to bariatric surgery.

Keywords: bariatric surgery; cholecystolithiasis; cholelithiasis; gallstones; gastric bypass; gastroplasty.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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Figure 1.
A suggested flow diagram for biliary management in patients submitted or candidates for bariatric surgery. It should be noted, however, that no consensus exists for the management of asymptomatic gallstones, and every decision should be shared between patients and physicians.
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