Research Article

Concomitant versus Delayed Cholecystectomy in Bariatric Surgery

Table 9

EWL at 12 months and BMI change after operation among the studied groups.

BMIConcomitant cholecystectomy (N = 38)Delayed cholecystectomy (N = 12)t value

BMI: 3 months
Mean ± SD40.72 ± 7.4439.33 ± 5.830.59>0.001

BMI: 6 months
Mean ± SD36.95 ± 6.8735.25 ± 4.820.79>0.001

BMI: 9 months
Mean ± SD33.18 ± 5.931.75 ± 3.910.78>0.001

BMI: 12 months
Mean ± SD30.84 ± 4.7929.25 ± 3.251.07>0.001

EWL/12 (%)
Mean ± SD78.04 ± 16.684.58 ± 8.451.304>0.001