Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in patients over the age of 60 years


Autoria(s): Fournier P.; Ribeiro-Parenti L.; gero D.; Dayer-Jankechova A.; Chosidow D.; Allemann P.; Marmuse JP.; Suter M.
Data(s)

01/08/2014

Resumo

The prevalence of obesity is increasing even in older patients. Bariatric surgery is often considered more risky in this group, and not necessarily associated with the same benefits as in younger patients. In France, guidelines recommend to assess indication for surgery based on comorbidities and physiological age.

Identificador

http://serval.unil.ch/?id=serval:BIB_7645DF30D200

isbn:0960-8923

isiid:000339893200064

Idioma(s)

en

Fonte

19th World Congress of the International federation for the surgery of Obesity and metabolic disorders (IFSO)

Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject

inproceedings