Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy is Safe and Effective in Elderly Patients: A Comparative Analysis
| Autor: | Samer G. Mattar, Don J. Selzer, Jennifer H. Choi, Michael A. Burchett, Daniel T. McKenna |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Sleeve gastrectomy medicine.medical_specialty Younger age Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism medicine.medical_treatment Bariatric Surgery Gastrectomy Weight loss Weight Loss Humans Medicine In patient Beneficial effects Retrospective Studies Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy Nutrition and Dietetics business.industry Total body Middle Aged medicine.disease Comorbidity Obesity Morbid Surgery Treatment Outcome Female Laparoscopy medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Obesity Surgery. 25:222-228 |
| ISSN: | 1708-0428 0960-8923 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11695-014-1421-9 |
| Popis: | Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is gaining widespread popularity as a definitive bariatric operation that provides satisfactory and durable weight loss as well as comorbidity resolution. Although SG is being increasingly offered to patients of all ages, there is a paucity of reported outcomes in patients ≥62 years of age. The purpose of this study was to perform a comparative analysis of the outcomes of SG in patients >62 years versus a younger age group, with an emphasis on safety and efficacy. A retrospective analysis was performed from a prospectively collected database on patients who underwent SG from 2007 to 2012. All patients who were ≥62 years old were compared to those |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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