Gastric Bypass Improves Microvascular Perfusion in Patients with Obesity.
Rita LaiginhasMarta GuimarãesMário NoraJoão ChibanteManuel S FalcãoPublished in: Obesity surgery (2021)
Gastric bypass improves retinal microvascular perfusion as demonstrated by the increased parafoveal vascular density in the deep vascular plexus, increased foveal avascular zone circularity, and decreased foveal avascular zone perimeter.
Keyphrases
- gastric bypass
- weight loss
- optical coherence tomography
- roux en y gastric bypass
- obese patients
- bariatric surgery
- diabetic retinopathy
- contrast enhanced
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- weight gain
- type diabetes
- ultrasound guided
- optic nerve
- computed tomography
- magnetic resonance
- skeletal muscle
- physical activity
- adipose tissue