Patients with Schizophrenia Undergoing Gastric Bypass Surgery: a Case Series Study.
Maíra E BritoInaiah M SampaioAreta C FerreiraPedro G LorencettiEloísa H R V CeleriRenata C S AzevedoCristiano S NotoAry GadelhaFelipe D M ChaimEverton CazzoAlmino C RamosLício A VellosoElinton A ChaimPaulo DalgalarrondoAmilton Dos Santos-JúniorPublished in: Obesity surgery (2021)
These findings suggest that bariatric surgery may be a viable treatment option for stable patients with schizophrenia if they have a preoperative assessment and close management and involvement by mental health professionals throughout the course of treatment.