Prevalence of gallstones among gastric sleeve patients in Saudi Arabia

Authors

  • Osman Elamin A. Suliman Department of Clinical Sciences College National of Medicine, Al-Rayan National Colleges, Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia
  • Emad Abdulrahman H. Alsaedi Department of Internal Medicine, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Medical City, Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia
  • Haya Zaki H. Albalawi Emergency Department, King Khaled Hospital, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
  • Zainab Abdullah A. Alshanqiti Al-Rayan National Colleges, Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia
  • Meaad Abdulaziz Alrehaili Taibah University, Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia
  • Hussam Khalid Aloufi Taibah University, Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia
  • Reham Mohammed Alsubhi Taibah University, Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia
  • Mohammed Waleed Aljayyar Taibah University, Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20250045

Keywords:

Obesity, Sleeve, Cholecystectomy, Gallstones

Abstract

Background: Gallstones are a common condition affecting millions of individuals worldwide, with obesity being one of the significant risk factors. In Saudi Arabia, the prevalence of obesity is high, and sleeve gastrectomy is one of the leading solutions used to reduce weight. Studies have found that sleeve gastrectomy results in increased onset of gallstones. This study aims to investigate the prevalence of gallstones among gastric sleeve patients in Al-Madinah and Al-Munawara.

Methods: The data was collected through an online questionnaire. A cross-sectional study will be conducted among 380 participants. The data was analyzed using SPSS with descriptive statistics, paired sample t-test, chi-square test, and correlation test.

Results: There were 380 participants, with a mean age of 30.48±7.98 years, out of which 51.6% developed gallstones after the gastric sleeve procedure. The data revealed a significant decrease in body weight and BMI after gastric sleeve, and risk factors such as obesity, cholecystitis, pancreatitis and liver hematoma were positively correlated with the onset of gallstone after gastric sleeve.

Conclusions: The prevalence of gallstones after gastric sleeve is notably high, so pre-operative and post-operative management should be emphasised, and further research on a larger scale should be done.

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2025-01-23

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Suliman, O. E. A., Alsaedi, E. A. H., Albalawi, H. Z. H., Alshanqiti, Z. A. A., Alrehaili, M. A., Aloufi, H. K., Alsubhi, R. M., & Aljayyar, M. W. (2025). Prevalence of gallstones among gastric sleeve patients in Saudi Arabia. International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 12(2), 632–638. https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20250045

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