Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in Patients with Obesity Class V (BMI > 60 kg/m 2 ): a Modified Delphi Study.
Guillermo Ponce de Leon-BallesterosSjaak PouwelsGustavo Romero-VelezAli AminianLuigi AngrisaniMohit BhandariWendy BrownCatalin CopaescuMaurizio De LucaMathias FobiOmar M GhanemTill HasenbergMiguel F HerreraJohnn H Herrera-KokJacques HimpensLilian KowMatthew KrohMarina KurianMario MusellaMahendra NarwariaPatrick NoelJuan P PantojaJaime PonceGerhard PragerAlmino RamosRui RibeiroElena Ruiz-UcarPaulina SalminenScott ShikoraPeter SmallChristine StierSafwan TahaEren Halit TaskinAntonio TorresCarlos VazRamon VilallongaSergio VerboonenCarlos ZerrweckNatan ZundelChetan ParmarPublished in: Obesity surgery (2024)
This study represents the first attempt to reach consensus on the choice of procedures as well as perioperative management in patients with obesity class V. Although overall consensus was reached in different areas, more research is needed to better serve this high-risk population.