Obesity and Diabetes
Study data from R. Fazylov and co-authors update knowledge of obesity and diabetes
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, June 23rd, 2008
" Advanced age is considered a relative contraindication to bariatric surgery at some institutions because of concerns about higher morbidity and less than optimal weight loss. The aim of our study was to evaluate the operative outcomes, length of stay, weight loss, and improvement of comorbidities in patients >= 55 years old who underwent laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) surgery in our institution," investigators in the United States report.
" Retrospective data on 33 patients (26 women and 7 men) >= 55 years of age who underwent LRYGB from January 2003 to December 2006 were reviewed. Average patient age was 59 years (range 55-68 years), and the...
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