Long-term Follow-up
gastrointestinal symptoms
Thirteen to seventeen (mean 15.4) years after the initial surgery, the included patients were asked to complete a questionnaire regarding current weight and comorbidities, present medication, subsequent surgeries, and gastrointestinal symptoms. In addition, they rated their overall satisfaction with the procedure (very satisfied, satisfied, dissatisfied, and very dissatisfied), and if they would recommend their procedure to a friend seeking bariatric surgery. For BAROS scoring, we included a translated version of the Moorhead-Ardelt Quality of life Questionnaire (MAQ), grading six aspects of quality of life on a 10-point Likert scale [