Outcomes of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in ...

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OBES SURG DOI 10.1007/s11695-014-1177-2

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Outcomes of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Patients Older than 60 Years Ido Mizrahi & Abbas Alkurd & Muhammad Ghanem & Diaa Zugayar & Haggi Mazeh & Ahmed Eid & Nahum Beglaibter & Ronit Grinbaum

# Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014

Abstract Background Morbidity and mortality following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) occur at acceptable rates, but its safety and efficacy in the elderly are unknown. Methods A retrospective review was performed of all patients aged >60 years who underwent LSG from 2008 to 2012. These patients were 1:2 matched, by gender and body mass index (BMI) to young patients, 18