Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Versus Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in Elderly Bariatric Patients: Safety and Efficacy-a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Sachin S ShenoyAndrew GilliamAhmed MehannaVenkatesh KanakalaGopinath BussaTalvinder GillKatherine SandersonYirupaiahgari K S ViswanathVenkatesh Shanmugam

Published in: Obesity surgery (2021)

LRYGB has better efficacy when compared with LSG. However, high-risk elderly patients should be considered for LSG given the lesser morbidity and comparable efficacy with LRYGB.

Keyphrases

roux en y gastric bypass
weight loss
gastric bypass
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
obese patients
newly diagnosed
bariatric surgery
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes