Research Article
Concomitant versus Delayed Cholecystectomy in Bariatric Surgery
| ‡Clinical data | Group 1 (concomitant cholecystectomy) (N = 38) | Group 2 (delayed cholecystectomy) (N = 12) | t/X2 | value | No. | % | No. | % |
| Biliary symptoms | Symptomatic | 36 | 94.7 | 3 | 25.0 | 25.84 | ≤0.001 | Asymptomatic | 2 | 5.3 | 9 | 75.0 |
| Size of the liver by US (cm in MCL) | Mean ± SD | 17.01 ± 1.59 | 21.54 ± 1.58 | 8.54 | ≤0.001 |
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χ2:chi-square test; t: t-test; value is significant. |