Bariatric surgery is effective and safe in patients over 55: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1507-1516

  Lynch, Jeremy ^a,b   Belgaumkar, Ajay ^a  

^a FRIMLEY PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Burnside Cottage   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aged; Bariatric surgery; Comorbidity; Diabetes; Hypertension; Laparoscopy; Lipid metabolism disorders; Morbidity; Mortality; Overweight; Review publication type

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; STOMACH BYPASS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGE FACTORS; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS INDEX; COMORBIDITY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84866092047     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: 17080428     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-012-0693-1     Document Type: Review

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