Bariatric surgery leads to an improvement in small nerve fibre damage in subjects with obesity.
Shazli AzmiMaryam FerdousiYifen LiuSafwaan AdamZohaib IqbalShaishav DhageGeorgios PonirakisTarza SiahmansurAndrew MarshallIoannis PetropoulosAlise KaltenieceJan Hoong HoAkheel A SyedJohn M GibsonBasil J AmmoriPaul N DurringtonRayaz A MalikHandrean SoranPublished in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2021)
Obese subjects have evidence of neuropathy, and bariatric surgery leads to an improvement in weight, HbA1c, lipids, neuropathic symptoms and deficits and small nerve fibre regeneration without a change in quantitative sensory testing, autonomic function or neurophysiology.