Weight Loss Surgery Improves Breathing Issues in Obese Patients (IMAGE)
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Axial unenhanced end-expiratory CT images of the lungs in the same 51-year-old woman as in Figure 2 (a) before and (b) 6 months after bariatric surgery with a 31-kg weight loss (body mass index decrease, 31.6%) show air trapping before surgery that resolves after surgery. Note the variation in the anatomic position of the sections before and after surgery owing to differences in diaphragmatic excursion and the effect on the lung parenchyma with increased extrapulmonary restriction due to obesity.
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