ArticleObesity facts2019
Sleeve Gastrectomy in the Elderly.
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- Demographic Factors Associated with Postoperative Complications in Primary Bariatric Surgery: A Rapid Review.Obesity surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Post-laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy changes in circulating magnesium and bone mineral density indices: A 12-month prospective study.Medicine · 2026Article
- Primary Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in Persons Aged over 65 Years. GRADE-based International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) Position Statement.Obesity surgery · 2025Article
- Effects of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy on weight loss and metabolic improvement in subjects aged 65 years or older: a subanalysis of J-SMART study.Diabetology international · 2025Article
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- Scientific Evidence for the Updated Guidelines on Indications for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (IFSO/ASMBS).Obesity surgery · 2024Article
- Impact of Patient- and Surgeon-Related Factors on Weight Loss after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy-A Single-Center Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Predictors of complete remission of hypertension in patients over 65 years of age after bariatric surgery - a multicenter study.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2024Article
- Effect of Sleeve Gastrectomy Versus One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass on Postoperative Renal Function and the Urinary Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 (MCP-1) Level.Obesity surgery · 2024Article
- Long-Term Results of Sleeve Gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in Individuals Older Than 60 Years with Morbid Obesity.Obesity surgery · 2023Article
- Safety and effectiveness of metabolic surgery in older Japanese patients.Annals of gastroenterological surgery · 2023Article
- Bariatric surgery in over 60 years old patients: is it worth it?Updates in surgery · 2021Article
- Weight loss and adherence to postoperative follow-up after vertical gastrectomy for obesity treatment.Acta cirurgica brasileira · 2021Observational
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Abstract
backgroundEven though risks are higher and long-term results may be less favorable, the elderly obese can still benefit from bariatric surgery. Whether the higher surgical risk is worth the benefits is yet to be determined. MATERIALS AND
methodsWe reviewed our database and identified all patients aged 65 or older who underwent sleeve gastrectomy between May 2010 and November 2015. We documented patient demographics, obesity-related comorbidities, body mass index (BMI) before and after the procedure, percent excess weight loss, comorbidity improvement or resolution, length of follow-up, postoperative complications, re-operations, and length of hospital stay. We compared our study group to a control group of sleeve gastrectomy patients under the age of 65.
resultsSixty-six patients (mean age 67.6 ± 2.6 years) underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Patients achieved an average of 53.5% excess BMI loss (EBMIL) after 21 months of follow-up. EBMIL was inferior to that achieved by the control group (EBMIL 77.3%, p < 0.0001). Elderly patients showed significant improvement or resolution in all obesity-related comorbidities. Complication and re-operation rates were similar between the 2 groups.
conclusionIn an elderly population, laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is safe and effective, yet weight loss outcomes are more modest when compared to a younger surgical population. Carefully selected elderly patients can benefit from bariatric surgery.
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