Alshehri, Adel (A);Alkashgry, Sarah (S);Alzahrani, Fadhel (F);Elbahrawy, Aly (A);

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J Pharm Bioallied Sci.2025 Jan 30;16(Suppl 5):S4604-S4607.doi:10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_864_24

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Morbidly obese persons often get gastritis after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). The study examined the prevalence of gastritis and associated risk factors after LSG at a tertiary hospital in Saudi Arabia.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present retrospective cross-sectional study comprised patients with obesity aged 18 and older who received LSG between 2019 and 2023. Pre- and post-operative gastritis symptoms, results, and risk factors were examined.

RESULTS: The study involved 343 patients. Gastritis was common after LSG, affecting 70.3% of patients. Gastritis was approximately twice as likely in women as in men. Hypothyroidism and cesarean section history increased gastritis risk by five-fold and three-fold, respectively. H. pylori infection increased the risk of gastritis seventeen-fold after surgery.

CONCLUSION: Significant risk variables were female gender, hypothyroidism, cesarean section history, and H. pylori infection.