IS THERE ANY CHANGE IN PHENOTYPIC CHARACTERISTICS COMPARING 5 TO 10 YEARS OF FOLLOW-UP IN OBESE PATIENTS UNDERGOING ROUX-EN-Y GASTRIC BYPASS?
Carla Barbosa NoninoBruno Affonso Parenti de OliveiraRaoana Cássia Paixão ChavesLuciana Tabajara Parreiras E SilvaMarcela Augusta de Souza PinhelFlávia de Campos FerreiraGabriela da Costa RochaSimara Paganini DonadelliJulio Sergio MarchiniWilson Salgado-JuniorCarolina Ferreira NicolettiPublished in: Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery (2019)
: Roux-en Y gastric bypass is an effective procedure to promote weight loss and improve comorbidities associated with obesity. However, comparison between postoperative period of five and 10 years showed a high prevalence of minerals deficiency and a significant weight regain, evidencing the need for nutritional follow-up in the postoperative period.