Bariatric surgery in a morbidly obese achondroplasic patient - Use of the 6-minute walk test to assess mobility and quality of life

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 255-257

  Carneiro, João Regis Ivar ^a,b   Gomes Da Silveira, Vinícius ^a   Vasconcelos, Ana Carolina Nader ^a   Lopes De Souza, Luciana ^a   Xerez, Denise ^a   Gavina Da Cruz, Gustavo ^a   Carlos Do Vale Quaresma, José ^a   Macedo, Raul G A ^a   Paulo De Oliveira, José Egídio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Achondroplasia; Bariatric surgery; Gastric bypass; Morbid obesity; Six minute walk test

Indexed keywords

ACHONDROPLASIA; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MORBID OBESITY; PATIENT MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; WALKING; WEIGHT GAIN; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACHONDROPLASIA; ADULT; BARIATRIC SURGERY; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBESITY, MORBID; QUALITY OF LIFE; WALKING;

EID: 34249862174     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-007-9027-0     Document Type: Article

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