Could statins prevent cholecystectomy post weight-loss surgery?

Research has identified factors that may raise or lower the risk
Gallbladder

Preoperative statins may halve the risk of patients requiring a cholecystectomy after bariatric surgery, a study suggests.

Dutch researchers looked at the rate of cholecystectomy at two years post-primary Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery in 1780 patients.