Early Changes in Postprandial Gallbladder Emptying in Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Correlation with the Occurrence of Biliary Sludge and Gallstones

Michel Bastouly,Carlos Haruo Arasaki,Jael Brasil Ferreira,Arnaldo Zanoto,Fabíola Gouveia H. P. Borges,José Carlos Del Grande

Early Changes in Postprandial Gallbladder Emptying in Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Correlation with the Occurrence of Biliary Sludge and Gallstones

2009

Michel Bastouly
Carlos Haruo Arasaki
Jael Brasil Ferreira
Arnaldo Zanoto
Fabíola Gouveia H. P. Borges
José Carlos Del Grande

Background Gallstones have been frequently diagnosed after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP). Gallbladder stasis associated with duodenal exclusion may play a role in their pathogenesis.

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Roux-en-Y anastomosis
Gallstones
Gallbladder Emptying
Gastroenterology
General surgery
Postprandial
Gallbladder
Body mass index
Diabetes mellitus
Biliary sludge
Internal medicine
Medicine

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