Incidence of Cholelithiasis After Bariatric Surgery in Sohag University Hospital

Incidence of Cholelithiasis After Bariatric Surgery in Sohag University Hospital

To study the incidence and predictors of developing symptomatic gallstone disease following bariatric surgery.

To study the incidence and predictors of developing symptomatic gallstone disease following bariatric surgery.

A retrospective study with prospective collective data will be conducted including all patients underwent bariatric surgery in general surgical department, Sohag University between January 2015 and December 2022 who did not have gallstones in the preoperative abdominal ultrasound examinations.

Medical records will be reviewed. Demographic data such as age, gender, BMI, comorbidities as ( DM, hypertension and hyperlipidemia ) and time elapsed between the surgery to post-surgery US examination. The findings of the US examinations will be collected and analyzed. Data will be analyzed to obtain descriptive and inferential statistics.

Inclusion Criteria:

• All adult patients underwent bariatric surgery with minimum postoperative follow up period of one year duration will be included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who had cholecystectomy during the bariatric surgery.
• Pediatric age.