Background: Bariatric surgery is still the only reliable treatment for permanent losing weight in patients suffering obesity, leading to longer weight loss as well as lowering morbidity and mortality.
Objective: The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in elderly obese patients
Patients and methods: This study included 15 participants with severe obesity who performed laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy at Sayed Galal University Hospital. These participants were matched by gender, BMI, and a 1:2 ratio to young patients. Patients were divided into two groups: Group (1), which included 5 patients over the age of 50, and Group (2), which included 10 patients between the ages of 18 and 50.
Patients and methods: Both groups showing significant difference between pre and post-operative weight in 3 , 6 , 12 and 18 months as in elderly group; pre-operative weight and BMI was 110.20±9.88kg and 38.26±0.73kg/m2 respectively and after 18 month was 82.20±8.04 kg and 28.50±0.68 kg/m2 respectively in group 2 pre-operative weight was 115.40±10.90 kg and BMI was 39.48±1.41 kg/m2 and after 18 month weight loss was 77.70±8.001kg and BMI was 26.58±1.20 kg/m2, But statistically insignificant difference of mean weight and BMI was found between two groups of the study.
Conclusion: The LSG is a satisfactory effective and reliable surgical option for the elderly due to its low major risk of complications and excellent weight loss and comorbidity advancement.