Perioperative Outcomes, Safety profile, and Factors affecting Mortality and Complications of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy and Roux en Y Gastric Bypass in the Elderly Population

Background: Controversy remains for bariatric surgery in elderly patients. Due to growing morbidly obese elderly population, treatment outcomes need to be evaluated.

Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - November 1, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Onur Kutlu, Grigoriy Klimovich, Nestor F de la Cruz-Munoz Source Type: research