title: WHEN AND WHY OPERATE ELDERLY OBESE.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Concurrently with the pandemic obesity is observed global aging phenomenon, with a significant increase of obesity in the elderly population.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To review the indications for bariatric surgery for the elderly, mainly focusing on the morbidity and mortality of procedures.
  
  
  METHODS
  Review of the literature in PubMed/Medline and Scielo focusing on the relationship of risk factors with different techniques of bariatric surgery in the elderly. The following descriptors were crossed in the form of AND/OR: Obesity; Bariatric surgery; Complications; Elderly.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In people older than 60 years bariatric procedures represent acceptable and effective treatment option. The elderly should be treated in specialized centers with experience in major surgical procedures and low morbimortality. Going in this way, they experience the benefits of bariatric surgery with acceptable morbidity and mortality. However, age alone should not be considered as an absolute impediment for surgical indication.
authors.affiliation: University Evangelic Hospital of Curitiba, Evangelic Faculty of Paraná, Medical Research Institute, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Paulo Afonso Nunes
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Nassif
authors.affiliation: University Evangelic Hospital of Curitiba, Evangelic Faculty of Paraná, Medical Research Institute, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Osvaldo
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Malafaia
authors.affiliation: University Evangelic Hospital of Curitiba, Evangelic Faculty of Paraná, Medical Research Institute, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Jurandir Marcondes
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ribas-Filho
authors.affiliation: University Evangelic Hospital of Curitiba, Evangelic Faculty of Paraná, Medical Research Institute, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Nicolau Gregori
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Czeczko
authors.affiliation: University Evangelic Hospital of Curitiba, Evangelic Faculty of Paraná, Medical Research Institute, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rodrigo Ferreira
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.affiliation: University Evangelic Hospital of Curitiba, Evangelic Faculty of Paraná, Medical Research Institute, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Bruno Luiz
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Ariede
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000009:adverse effects; D000075202:Contraindications; D006801:Humans; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*