Gastric Bypass for Obesity in the Elderly: Is It as Appropriate as for Young and Middle-Aged Populations?
- 22 April 2014
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Obesity Surgery
- Vol. 24 (10), 1662-1669
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-014-1247-5
Abstract
Obesity prevalence increases in elderly population. Bariatric surgery has been underused in patients over 60 because of fears of complications and lower weight loss. We postulated worse outcomes in the elderly in comparison to young and middle-aged population 1 year after gastric bypass.Keywords
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