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Laparoscopic Gastric Sleeve in a Complex Elderly Patient: A Case Report

Rodríguez-López C, Martinez Castro S, Vera Macías J, Escobosa-Rocha E, Muñoz Leija MA

Cureus, 2024

Abstract

Obesity has been regarded as an epidemic in recent years. Various treatments have been developed, with bariatric surgery showing the highest levels of safety and effectiveness. This has increased its popularity and demand not only among young adults but also among elderly patients. Advances in medicine have extended the average lifespan, prompting patients over 65 years of age to seek bariatric procedures to enhance their quality of life and reduce comorbidities. Studies have demonstrated safety and effectiveness in this patient group; however, evidence is still limited for complex cases, particularly for those over 75 years old with multiple comorbidities. This study aims to describe a successful case of a geriatric patient with extreme obesity and multiple comorbidities who experienced an improvement in quality of life following a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy procedure in northwest Mexico.

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