Prevention of gallstone formation in morbidly obese patients undergoing rapid weight loss: Results of a randomized controlled pilot study

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 50-56

  Wudel Jr , L James ^a   Wright, J Kelly ^a   Debelak, Jacob P ^a   Allos, Tara M ^a   Shyr, Yu ^a   Chapman, William C ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IBUPROFEN; LIPID; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

ADULT; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BILE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; GALLBLADDER EMPTYING; GALLSTONE FORMATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIPID BILE LEVEL; LIPID DIET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEROPERATIVE ECHOGRAPHY; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK; SAMPLING; STOMACH BYPASS; TEST MEAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0036354417     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsre.2001.6322     Document Type: Conference Paper

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