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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2008; 14(39): 6024-6029
Published online Oct 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6024
Published online Oct 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6024
Table 5 Postoperative resolution of comorbidities
| Comorbidities | No. of patients | Follow- up period (mo) | Resolved (%) | Improved (%) | Without change (%) |
| Hypertension | 21 | 24 | 84 | 16 | |
| COPD | 22 | 12 | 100 | ||
| Sleep apnea | 13 | 12 | 100 | ||
| Osteoarthritis | 21 | 12 | 100 | ||
| Depression | 11 | 24 | 89 | 11 | |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 24 | 12 | 91.7 | 8.3 | |
| OGTT | 8 | 12 | 100 | ||
| Hypercholesterolemia | 64 | 36 | 94.4 | 5.6 | |
| Hypertriglyceridemia | 36 | 12 | 100 |
- Citation: Vagenas K, Panagiotopoulos S, Kehagias I, Karamanakos SN, Mead N, Kalfarentzos F. Prospective evaluation of laparoscopic Roux en Y gastric bypass in patients with clinically severe obesity. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14(39): 6024-6029
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v14/i39/6024.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.14.6024