Metabolic surgery versus best medical management for type 2 diabetes: Interim analysis of the REMISSION prospective controlled trial
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 - Category: Surgery Authors: Laurent Biertho, M élanie Nadeau, Melissa Pelletier, Simon Marceau, Stefane Lebel, Frederic-Simon Hould, Francois Julien, Francois Dube, Denis Richard, Andre Tchernof Source Type: research
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