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Outcome of Silicone Ring Vertical Gastroplasty in Patients Aged 50 Years and Older

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Background: The authors studied the results of silicone ring vertical gastroplasty (SRVG) in patients aged 50 years and older. Methods: The early and late postoperative results in 28 patients aged 50 years or older undergoing SRVG were reviewed retrospectively. The results were compared to those of 370 patients younger than 50 years operated during the same period. Results: There was no postoperative mortality among patients aged 50 years and older. There was a significantly higher incidence of pulmonary embolus and wound infection among patients aged 50 years and older (p < 0.05). The weight loss did not differ significantly between the two studied age groups. Conclusion: SRVG may be performed on patients aged 50 years or older with acceptable complication rate and favourable postoperative results.

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  1. Department of Surgery ‘A’, Rabin Medical Center, Campus Golda, Petah-Tiqva; Tel Aviv University Medical School, and Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

    Shlomo Kyzer MD

  2. Department of Surgery ‘A’, Rabin Medical Center, Campus Golda, Petah-Tiqva; Tel Aviv University Medical School, and Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

    Eduard Ramadan MD

  3. Department of Surgery ‘A’, Rabin Medical Center, Campus Golda, Petah-Tiqva; Tel Aviv University Medical School, and Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

    Ziona Avraham BAC

  4. Department of Surgery ‘A’, Rabin Medical Center, Campus Golda, Petah-Tiqva; Tel Aviv University Medical School, and Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

    Roman Belavsky MD

  5. Department of Surgery ‘A’, Rabin Medical Center, Campus Golda, Petah-Tiqva; Tel Aviv University Medical School, and Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

    Micha Hopp MD, PhD, MPh

  6. Department of Surgery ‘A’, Rabin Medical Center, Campus Golda, Petah-Tiqva; Tel Aviv University Medical School, and Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

    Chaim Chaimoff MD

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Kyzer, S., Ramadan, E., Avraham, Z. et al. Outcome of Silicone Ring Vertical Gastroplasty in Patients Aged 50 Years and Older. OBES SURG 6, 341–344 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1381/096089296765556665

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