To evaluate, mid-term outcomes between elderly patients (EP, ie, age> 60 years old) and
young patients (YP, ie, age<= 60 years old) who underwent laparoscopic bariatric surgery …

Summary Introduction Pre‐operative Vitamin D deficiency is markedly prevalent in
prospective bariatric surgery patients. While bariatric surgery leads to significant weight loss …

Obesity is a chronic disease, characterized by both abnormal and/or excess body fat
accumulation, that is multifactorial in origin and influenced by various genetic, behavioral …

Objective: To compare safety and healthcare utilization after sleeve gastrectomy versus
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in a national Medicare cohort. Summary Background Data …

Background: Today, bariatric surgeons face the challenge of treating older adults with class
III obesity. The indications and outcomes of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) versus sleeve …

In the older patient population, rates of Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) and obesity are reaching
epidemic proportions. In fact, older patients will soon constitute the majority of patients with …

Background Conflicting data have been published for bariatric surgery in older patients, with
no long-term large-scale studies available. Our aim was to provide long-term (> 10 years) …

Background and Aims: Elderly patient might experience an increased risk of complications
after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. We aimed to perform a meta-analysis of …

Background Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) is increasingly performed in patients> 65
years. Studies of perioperative outcomes have shown equivocal results. Objectives Our …

Background and Aims: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) among older obese subjects
(> 60 years of age) has recently gained popularity because of the population aging. We …