Highlights
- •Clinical symptoms of CTS showed a significant improvement after bariatric surgery.
- •Electrophysiological severity of CTS showed a significant improvement after bariatric surgery.
- •Improvement of sensory amplitude after bariatric surgery was a demonstrable trend of both median and ulnar nerves.
Abstract
Background
The aim of the present study was to compare the nerve conduction study (NCS) of median
and ulnar nerves before and after bariatric surgery.
Methods
This prospective cross-sectional study included 32 patients with BMI≥35 who were candidate
for Sleeve gastrectomy. NCS of median and ulnar nerves were evaluated before and 3
months after surgery. In CTS cases, Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire (BCTQ) was
completed.
Results
Eligible participants were 32 patients aged between 19 and 64 years. 20 patients including
34 hands had CTS. Severity of CTS and BCTQ scores were significantly different after
surgery. Moreover, sensory amplitude, and motor NCV for both median and ulnar nerves
in hands without CTS as well as sensory amplitude of ulnar nerve in hands with CTS
were significantly different after bariatric surgery (P value < 0.05).
Conclusions
The results of this study suggest that three months after the bariatric surgery, the
clinical and electrophysiological severity of CTS shows a significant improvement.
Ethical code of study
IR.IUMS.FMD.REC.1396.15008.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: November 17, 2022
Accepted:
November 17,
2022
Received in revised form:
September 17,
2022
Received:
April 11,
2022
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