Ultrasound evaluation on carpal tunnel syndrome before and after bariatric surgery

Objective:To evaluate the prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome in candidates for bariatric surgery comparing with the non-obese population and verify the effects on it of bariatric treatment. Methods:We studiedthree groups of individuals: 1) patients waiting for bariatric surgery (preoperative); 2)...

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Main Authors: Adham do Amaral e Castro, Thelma Larocca Skare, Paulo Afonso Nunes Nassif, Alexandre Kaue Sakuma, Bruno Luiz Ariede, Wagner Haese Barros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
Series:Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69912014000600426&lng=en&tlng=en