Comparison of weight loss outcomes 1 year after sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in patients aged above 50 years

Comparison of weight loss outcomes 1 year after sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in patients aged above 50 years

Introduction: Safe, effective weight loss with resolution of comorbidities has been convincingly demonstrated with bariatric surgery in the aged obese. They, however, lose less weight than younger individuals. It is not known if degree of weight loss is influenced by the choice of bariatric procedur...

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Main Authors: Palanivelu Praveenraj, Rachel M Gomes, Saravana Kumar, Sivalingam Perumal, Palanisamy Senthilnathan, Ramakrishnan Parthasarathi, Subbiah Rajapandian, Chinnusamy Palanivelu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Minimal Access Surgery
Subjects:
Bariatric surgery
elderly
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
sleeve gastrectomy
weight loss
Online Access:http://www.journalofmas.com/article.asp?issn=0972-9941;year=2016;volume=12;issue=3;spage=220;epage=225;aulast=Praveenraj

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