Neuromuscular complications of bariatric surgery.

Pariwat Thaisetthawatkul

Journal: Physical medicine and rehabilitation clinics of North America 2008;19(1):111-24, vii

PMID: 18194753

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Abstract

Bariatric surgery is being performed more often to alleviate the symptoms of severe obesity. There are complications to this surgery that need to be understood, however. To help understand the pathophysiology of neuromuscular complications after bariatric surgery, this article reviews the techniques and surgical and metabolic complications of bariatric surgery. Then, neuromuscular complications after the surgery are reviewed.

Address: Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 982045 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-2045, USA. [email protected]

DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2007.10.008

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MeSH Terms: Diet, Gastric Bypass, Humans, Obesity, Morbid, Peripheral Nervous System Diseases, Postoperative Complications, Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting, Risk Factors