Each patient needs to be evaluated separately before surgery. A careful multidisciplinary evaluation, detailed examinations and tests should be carried out. The decision of bariatric and metabolic surgery is based on international guidelines and ethical principles. A council composed of all departments participated in the treatment of the patient meets before the operation and gives the final decision on approval of the surgery.
AGE:
Patients should be between 18 years to 65 years in order to be considered for surgery. However, there might be a need for surgery in the adolescent group as well. Nowadays, more and more adolescents are being operated on. However, these patients are required to be carefully evaluated by a paediatric endocrinologist in our team. Certain elderly patients over 65 may also be considered for surgery as well.
WEIGHT:
Body Mass Index plays a key role in selecting patients for obesity surgery.
- Diabetes mellitus,
- Coronary artery disease,
- Polycystic ovary syndrome,
- Sleep apnoea,
- Arthritis,
- High blood pressure,
- High cholesterol,
- Venous stasis disease,
- Soft tissues infections.
