Safety of Bariatric Surgery in Patients Older Than 65 Years
The increase in life expectancy along with the obesity epidemic, have led to an increase in older patients undergoing bariatric surgery. There is conflicting evidence regarding the safety of performing bariatric procedures on older patients.
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - Category: Surgery Authors: Iliya Goldberg, Jie Yang, Lizhou Nie, Andrew T. Bates, Salvatore Docimo, Aurora D. Pryor, Tyler Cohn, Konstantinos Spaniolas Tags: Original articles Source Type: research
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