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SUBMITTER: Hussan H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6134111 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hussan Hisham H Ugbarugba Emmanuel E Porter Kyle K Noria Sabrena S Needleman Bradley B Clinton Steven K SK Conwell Darwin L DL Krishna Somashekar G SG
Clinical and translational gastroenterology 20180912 9
<h4>Objective</h4>We investigated whether vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG) and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (RYGB) have a differential impact on post-operative risk of acute pancreatitis (AP).<h4>Methods</h4>This retrospective study uses the 2012-2014 National Readmission Database. We compared morbidly obese patients who underwent VSG (n = 205,251), RYGB (n = 169,973), and hernia repair (HR) control (n = 16,845). Our main outcome was rates of AP within 6 months post- vs. 6 months pre-surger ...[more]