Weight Loss Surgery Improves Breathing Issues in Obese Patients (IMAGE)

Radiological Society of North America

Weight Loss Surgery Improves Breathing Issues in Obese Patients

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Axial unenhanced inspiratory CT images of the lungs in 51-year-old woman (a) before and (b) 6 months after bariatric surgery with 31-kg weight loss (body mass index decrease, 36.1%). The mosaic attenuation seen before surgery resolved after surgery.

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Radiological Society of North America

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