Incidence of symptomatic cholelithiasis after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and its association with rapid weight loss

The Incidence and Risk Factors of Cholelithiasis Development After Bariatric Surgery in Saudi Arabia: A Two-Center Retrospective Cohort Study

“…Our study found a post-bariatric surgery cholelithiasis incidence of 6.53%, which is similar to the results of other studies, although some studies report rates up to 50% (5,8,10). Two studies calculated local incidence rates of 2.3 and 3.5%, respectively (9, 10).…”

“…However, our study found no significant association between cholelithiasis and gender. Similarly, other reports found that gender was not associated with cholelithiasis after bariatric surgeries (6,10,16). However, others have shown that gender is a statistically significant risk factor for cholelithiasis development (8,17).…”

“…A recently published local study in Saudi Arabia reported a cholelithiasis incidence rate of 3.5% after bariatric surgery. It also found that cholelithiasis development was associated with rapid weight loss (10). However, further studies are needed.…”

“…Recent studies have measured the incidence rate of cholelithiasis following different types of bariatric surgeries. Globally, the incidence varies between ∼2 and ∼50% (4-8), whereas locally, the incidence rate is 2.3-3.5% (9,10). Some reports compared the complications of bariatric surgery and found that patients who underwent LSG are less prone to develop cholelithiasis (11,12).…”

Current management of choledocholithiasis after bariatric surgery

“…The co-morbidities [diabetes mellitus (DM), hypertension (HTN), and dyslipidemia (DLP)] among LSG patients have no significant correlation with the development of symptomatic gallstone. 20…”