Comparative Safety and Effectiveness of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy in Obese Elder Patients: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Comparative Safety and Effectiveness of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy in Obese Elder Patients: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Chenxin Xu,T. Yan,3 Authors,Yanjun Liu
2020 · DOI: 10.1007/s11695-020-04577-2
Obesity Surgery · 46 Citations
TLDR
SG was the preferable option to RYGB for patients aged 60 years old or older, as SG has been shown not inferior to RyGB in terms of effectiveness, while being safer than RY GB.