RESULTS
Of the 80 patients participating in the study, 40 were submitted to Roux-en-Y bypass through laparotomy (Group 1) and 40 by laparoscopic surgery (Group 2). The greatest number of participants were female (91.25%). The average age of Group 1 (G1) was 40.0 years, similar to Group 2 (G2), 39.5 years.The average BMI, as well as the mean preoperative abdominal circumference (AC), were also similar between the two groups. G1 had a mean BMI of 40.9 and AC of 116.0 cm, while G2 had a mean BMI of 41.6 and AC of 119.5 cm. (