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COPYRIGHT 2004 International Medical News Group
WASHINGTON -- Optimal nutritional support must be provided to patients undergoing bariatric surgery to reduce the risk of peripheral neuropathy, P. James B. Dyck, M.D., said at a conference for science reporters sponsored by the American Medical Association.
A retrospective review of 435 patients who had undergone bariatric surgery during 1985-2001 found that 16% went on to develop one of three types of peripheral neuropathy (PN), compared with just 3% of 126 obese patients who had cholecystectomies.
Further analysis revealed that nutritional deficiencies--which may be largely preventable--were among the most significant risk...
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