The Role of Preoperative Abdominal Ultrasound in the Preparation of Patients Undergoing Primary Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: A Machine Learning Algorithm on 4418 Patients' Records.

Journal: Obesity surgery
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The utility of preoperative abdominal ultrasonography (US) in evaluating patients with obesity before metabolic bariatric surgery (MBS) remains ambiguously defined.

Authors

  • Mohamed Hany
    Department of Surgery, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, 165 Horreya Avenue, Hadara, 21561, Alexandria, Egypt. mohamed.ashour@alexu.edu.eg.
  • Mohamed El Shafei
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
  • Mohamed Ibrahim
    Internal Medicine and Nephrology Department - Ain Shams University, Egypt.
  • Ann Samy Shafiq Agayby
    Department of Surgery, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, 165 Horreya Avenue, Hadara, 21561, Alexandria, Egypt.
  • Anwar Ashraf Abouelnasr
    Department of Surgery, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, 165 Horreya Avenue, Hadara, 21561, Alexandria, Egypt.
  • Moustafa R Aboelsoud
    Department of Surgery, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, 165 Horreya Avenue, Hadara, 21561, Alexandria, Egypt.
  • Ehab Elmongui
    Biomedical Informatics and Medical Statistics, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
  • Bart Torensma
    Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden, The Netherlands.