呢個名係乜野病?

Medical illness was common in patients prior to surgery:

Before MGB 68.3% of patients were depressed and this resolved in 82.2%.

24.3% were diabetic and the diabetes has resolved in 82.9%,

93.2% of patients reported dyspnea on exertion PreOp and in 94.9% this resolved.

The signs and symptoms of sleep apnea were present in almost half of patients preoperatively (51.6%) and this resolved in 87.2%.

Hypertension was present in 55.6% and resolved in 80.5%.

Reflux symptoms were present in 43.6% of PreOp patients and this resolved in 77.7% of patients.

Patients with gout have had resolution of their gout.

As reported in other series of weight loss surgery, resolution of the obesity associated medical illnesses was over 70 - 90%.