Is Routine Cholecystectomy Indicated for Asymptomatic Cholelithiasis in Patients Undergoing Gastric Bypass?

[1] Deitel M(1987)Incidence of symptomatic gallstones after baratirc operations Surg Gynecol Obstet 164 549-552

[2] Petrov I(2003)Impact of rapid weight reduction on risk of cholelithiasis after bariatric surgery Obes Surg 13 625-628

[3] Brandao de Oliveira C(1991)Gallstone formation after rapid weight loss: a prospective study of patients undergoing gastric bypass surgery for treatment of morbid obesity Am J Gastroenterol 8 1000-1005

[4] Adami Chaim E(1993)Natural history of asymptomatic and symptomatic gallstones Am J Surg 4 399-404

[5] da Silva BB(1995)A multicerter, placebo-controlled, randomized, double-blind, prospective trial of prophylactic ursodiol for the prevention of gallstone formation following gastricbypass-induced rapid weight loss Am J Surg 169 91-97

[6] Shiffman ML(1993)The effect of ursodeoxycholic acid therapy on gallstone formation in the morbidly obese during rapid weight loss Am J Gastroenterol 10 1705-1710

[7] Sugerman HJ(1995)Prophylaxis against gallstone formation with ursodeoxycholic acid in patients participating in a very low calorie diet program Ann Intern Med 122 899-905

[8] Kellum JM(2002)Prevention of gallstone formatin in morbidly obese patients undergoing rapid weight loss: results of a randomized controlled pilot study J Surg Res 102 50-56

[9] Friedman GD(1988)The case for prophylactic cholecystectomy concomitant with gastric restriction for morbid obesity Am Surg 54 269-272

[10] Sugerman H(2004)Is Routine cholecystectomy required during laparoscopic gastric bypass? Obes Surg 14 206-211

[1] Deitel M(1987)Incidence of symptomatic gallstones after baratirc operations Surg Gynecol Obstet 164 549-552

[2] Petrov I(2003)Impact of rapid weight reduction on risk of cholelithiasis after bariatric surgery Obes Surg 13 625-628

[3] Brandao de Oliveira C(1991)Gallstone formation after rapid weight loss: a prospective study of patients undergoing gastric bypass surgery for treatment of morbid obesity Am J Gastroenterol 8 1000-1005

[4] Adami Chaim E(1993)Natural history of asymptomatic and symptomatic gallstones Am J Surg 4 399-404

[5] da Silva BB(1995)A multicerter, placebo-controlled, randomized, double-blind, prospective trial of prophylactic ursodiol for the prevention of gallstone formation following gastricbypass-induced rapid weight loss Am J Surg 169 91-97

[6] Shiffman ML(1993)The effect of ursodeoxycholic acid therapy on gallstone formation in the morbidly obese during rapid weight loss Am J Gastroenterol 10 1705-1710

[7] Sugerman HJ(1995)Prophylaxis against gallstone formation with ursodeoxycholic acid in patients participating in a very low calorie diet program Ann Intern Med 122 899-905

[8] Kellum JM(2002)Prevention of gallstone formatin in morbidly obese patients undergoing rapid weight loss: results of a randomized controlled pilot study J Surg Res 102 50-56

[9] Friedman GD(1988)The case for prophylactic cholecystectomy concomitant with gastric restriction for morbid obesity Am Surg 54 269-272

[10] Sugerman H(2004)Is Routine cholecystectomy required during laparoscopic gastric bypass? Obes Surg 14 206-211