1. Safety and effectiveness of laparoscopic Y-en-Roux gastric bypass surgery in obese elderly patients
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Marcelo Protásio dos Santos, José Eduardo Gonçalves, André Akira Ramos Takahashi, Bruno Barros Britto, Fernando Bray Beraldo, Jaques Waisberg, and Luciana Kase Tanno
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Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y ,Bariatric Surgery ,Aged ,Surgery ,RD1-811 - Abstract
Abstract Purpose To analyze, in aged obese patients, the weight loss, comorbidity control, and safety postoperative complications of bariatric surgery by Roux-en-Y gastric bypass technique. Methods Twenty-seven patients who underwent laparoscopic weight-reducing gastroplasty with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass to treat obesity were included. All patients were ≥ 60 years old at the time of surgery. The Wilcoxon test was used for statistical analysis, and a p-value ≤0.05it was considered significant. Results Ten (90.9%) patients with dyslipidemia were cured (p < 0.001). Nine (81.8%) patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus had total improvement and 2 (18.2%) had partial improvement (p = 0.003). In 23 patients with systemic arterial hypertension, 9 (39.1%) achieved total improvement and 14 (60.9%) partial improvement (p = 0.140). Five (71.4%) patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome were cured (p =
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- 2020
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