Table 2.
Characteristics of patients affected by peripheral neuropathies during the follow up
Sex | Age | Operation | Upper limb | Lower Limb |
F | 28 | RYGB | Paresthesia, Tibial region (left) | |
F | 54 | RYGB | Muscle weakness, shoulder (right) Muscle weakness, arm (left) | Paresthesia, Feet (bilateral) Dysesthesia (thermal perception; tibial region) |
F | 47 | RYGB | Paresthesia, hand and wrist (right) (CTS) | |
M | 53 | RYGB | Muscle weakness, shoulder (right) | |
M | 43 | GB | Paresthesia, Foot (right) | |
F | 44 | GB | Dysesthesia (thermal perception; left foot) | |
F | 55 | GB | Muscle weakness, ventral forearm (right) Parestesia, hand and wrist (right) |
Notes: RYGB=Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass; GB=Gastric Banding; CTS=Carpal Tunnel Syndrome