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Bariatric surgery effective in patients older than 60

By Adam Cichowitz - In News - December 13, 2015

Bariatric surgery can be safe and effective for patients older than 60 years of age with a low morbidity and mortality; the weight loss and improvement in comorbidities in older patients were clinically significant. The paper, ‘Outcomes of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in Patients Older than 60’, was published in Obesity Surgery. The study researchers from Montefiore Medical Center noted that a large proportion of patients reported resolution or improvement in comorbid conditions.

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