[Bariatric surgery and sleep apnea syndrome]

Pneumologia. 2010 Oct-Dec;59(4):197-200.
[Article in Romanian]

Abstract

Connections between this two diseases--obesity and sleep apnea syndrome--are not yet well known and studied. We are trying in our article to identify the epidemiological, diagnostical and therapeutical problems with the hope to make the prognostic better also of the Romanian patients with this association of diseases.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Bariatric Surgery* / adverse effects
  • Bariatric Surgery* / methods
  • Global Health
  • Humans
  • Obesity, Morbid* / complications
  • Obesity, Morbid* / diagnosis
  • Obesity, Morbid* / epidemiology
  • Obesity, Morbid* / surgery
  • Prevalence
  • Prognosis
  • Risk Factors
  • Romania / epidemiology
  • Sleep Apnea, Obstructive* / diagnosis
  • Sleep Apnea, Obstructive* / epidemiology
  • Sleep Apnea, Obstructive* / etiology
  • Sleep Apnea, Obstructive* / therapy
  • Treatment Outcome