Key result
Bariatric surgery and ~40 kg weight loss resolved clinical lymphedema in one patient despite fluid retention.
Why the study?
The study aimed to report the improvement in clinical lymphedema in a patient transitioning from morbid obesity to overweight following bariatric surgery.
Does bariatric surgery and weight loss improve clinical lymphedema in morbidly obese patients?
Population
One 52-year-old female patient with morbid obesity and clinical stage II lymphedema
Design
Case report
Authors
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May support weight loss for lymphedema; hypothesis-generating case report leaves efficacy unproven.
Case Report (n=1)
Does bariatric surgery and weight loss improve clinical lymphedema in morbidly obese patients?
Bariatric surgery and significant weight loss may resolve clinical symptoms of lymphedema in morbidly obese patients, though subclinical fluid retention may persist.
Godoy et al. (2019) conducted a case report in Morbid obesity and clinical lymphedema (n=1). Bariatric surgery was evaluated on Clinical lymphedema and electrical bioimpedance analysis. Bariatric surgery and subsequent 40 kg weight loss resolved clinical stage II lymphedema in a 52-year-old female, though bioimpedance showed increased limb and trunk fluids 8 years post-surgery.
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