Rodríguez-López Christian, Martinez Castro Sandy, Vera Macías Jorge, Escobosa-Rocha Esperanza, Muñoz Leija Milton Alberto
Bariatric Surgery, Body Art Bariatrics, Tijuana, MEX.
Bariatric Surgery, Hospital de Especialidades, Portoviejo, ECU.
Cureus. 2024 Dec 14;16(12):e75690. doi: 10.7759/cureus.75690. eCollection 2024 Dec.
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.
近年来，肥胖被视为一种流行病。人们开发了各种治疗方法，其中减肥手术显示出最高的安全性和有效性。这不仅提高了其在年轻人中的受欢迎程度和需求，在老年患者中也是如此。医学的进步延长了平均寿命，促使65岁以上的患者寻求减肥手术以提高生活质量并减少合并症。研究已经证明了在这一患者群体中的安全性和有效性；然而，对于复杂病例，特别是那些患有多种合并症的75岁以上患者，证据仍然有限。本研究旨在描述一例患有极度肥胖和多种合并症的老年患者的成功案例，该患者在墨西哥西北部接受腹腔镜袖状胃切除术后生活质量得到改善。
