Safety of Bariatric Surgery in Patient Older than 65

Background: With the increase in life expectancy together with the obesity epidemic, there has been an increase in older patients undergoing bariatric surgery. There are conflicting opinions regarding the safety of performing bariatric procedures on older patients. The purpose of this study was to compare the safety of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and Roux-en-Y-gastric bypass (RYGB) for older patients.

Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - November 1, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Iliya Goldberg, Andrew Bates, Salvatore Docimo, Tyler D. Cohn, Aurora D Pryor, Konstantinos Spaniolas Source Type: research