Abstract

MARQUETA DE SALAS, María; RODRIGUEZ GOMEZ, Lorena; HERRERA MERINO, Norberto  and  MARTIN-RAMIRO, Javier. Long-term outcome of weight and comorbidities in patients undergoing bariatric surgery. Rev. argent. cir. [online]. 2020, vol.112, n.2, pp.165-170. ISSN 2250-639X.

Objective: The aim of this paper is to analyze the outcome of major comorbidities and body mass index during long-term follow-up in patients undergoing bariatric surgery. Material and methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 28 patients (32 women and 6 men; mean age: 43.52 years) undergoing bariatric surgery between 2008 and 2011. The surgical procedures performed were adjustable gastric banding (n =8), sleeve gastrectomy (n = 8) and gastric bypass (n = 22). Results: Diabetes mellitus was resolved in 73.43% of cases, hypertension in 47.05%, dyslipidemia in 75% and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in 70%. Five years after surgery, 28.9% of the patients had obesity class I, 23.7% had overweight, 23.7% had obesity class II and 23.7% had obesity class III. Conclusion: bariatric surgery achieves resolution of comorbidities associated with obesity in a high percentage of cases. This effect is more effective in dyslipidemia. Weight regain in the long-term and follow-up beyond five years after surgery are still pending issues.

Keywords : Morbid obesity; Bariatric surgery; Long term effects; Comorbidities; Weight gain.

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