Bariatric surgery linked to improved IBD outcomes in patients with obesity
For patients with inflammatory bowel disease and obesity, bariatric surgery is associated with improved inflammatory bowel disease-related outcomes, according to a study published online July 22 in BJS Open.
Erik Stenberg, M.D., from Örebro University in Sweden, and colleagues conducted a nationwide cohort study involving all adult patients in Sweden between 2007 and 2020 with obesity and inflammatory bowel disease. A two-stage process was used to match those undergoing bariatric surgery with those who were not.
A total of 798 patients with inflammatory bowel disease and obesity were included: 399 underwent bariatric surgery and 399 did not.
