Retrospective review of the preoperative biliary and gastrointestinal evaluation for gastric bypass surgery
| Autor: | Robert W. Woodruff, Vincent W. Vanek, Michele Catania, Kimberly Triveri |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
| Předmět: |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Cholagogues and Choleretics medicine.medical_treatment Gastric Bypass Colonoscopy medicine.disease_cause Preoperative care Asymptomatic Gastroenterology Helicobacter Infections Internal medicine Preoperative Care Medicine Humans Endoscopy Digestive System Stomach Ulcer Barium enema Retrospective Studies Ultrasonography medicine.diagnostic_test Helicobacter pylori business.industry Gastric bypass surgery Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Gallbladder Ursodeoxycholic Acid Cholecystolithiasis Middle Aged Surgery Obesity Morbid medicine.anatomical_structure Duodenal Ulcer Cholecystectomy Female medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery. 2(1) |
| ISSN: | 1550-7289 |
| Popis: | Background The purpose of this study was to analyze the frequency and results of preoperative biliary and gastrointestinal (GI) evaluation of patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). Methods Retrospective review of the preoperative evaluation of 144 consecutive RYGB patients. Results Cholecystectomy had already been performed in 43 (30%) patients; 22% of those patients with an intact gallbladder had cholelithiasis. Ten patients (7%) had an upper GI x-ray (UGI), and 94 patients (65%) had an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD). Abnormalities were found in 40% of the UGIs and 84% of the EGDs. A total of 96 patients (67%) were tested for Helicobacter pylori; 11% were positive. Twenty-one patients (15%) underwent preoperative colonoscopy; 48% were abnormal, but most of the abnormalities were not clinically significant. Three patients had barium enema x-ray, which was normal in all cases. Conclusions The preoperative biliary and GI evaluation of bariatric surgery patients should include a routine ultrasound of the gallbladder. Routine preoperative EGD will detect a significant number of abnormalities that should be treated, but should rarely alter the bariatric surgical procedure or result in denial of bariatric surgery. Many abnormalities will be asymptomatic. Patients should be routinely screened for H. pylori and, if positive, treated before bariatric surgery. Lower GI evaluation should be performed selectively based on the patient's symptoms, physical findings, and guidelines for colorectal cancer and polyp screening. |
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