Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology (Jan 2003)

Changes in Gallbladder Motility and Gallstone Formation Following Laparoscopic Gastric Banding for Morbid Obesity

  • Bilal O Al-Jiffry,
  • Eldon A Shaffer,
  • Gino TP Saccone,
  • Peter Downey,
  • Lilian Kow,
  • James Toouli

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2003/392719
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 3
pp. 169 – 174

Abstract

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Morbid obesity is associated with cholesterol gallstone formation, a risk compounded by rapid weight loss. Laparoscopic gastric banding allows for a measured rate of weight loss, but the subsequent risk for developing gallstones is unknown.