Improved Gustatory Sensitivity in Morbidly Obese Patients After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
| Autor: | Aziz Bora Karip, Hasan Altun, Deniz Hancı, Huseyin Altun, Rahmi Kursat Serin, Umit Akyuz, Burcin Batman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0301 basic medicine
Rhinology Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Taste medicine.medical_treatment Bariatric Surgery 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Cohort Studies 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Gastrectomy Medicine Humans Taste Threshold Prospective Studies Prospective cohort study Laparoscopy 030109 nutrition & dietetics medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Obesity Surgery Obesity Morbid Treatment Outcome Otorhinolaryngology Female business |
| Zdroj: | The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology. 125(7) |
| ISSN: | 1943-572X |
| Popis: | Introduction: The reduction in the preferences for sweet and fat containing tastes in obese patients who underwent bariatric surgery was relatively well shown; however, there are only limited data on the changes in the sensitivity of other tastes like sour, salty, and bitter. Methods: We investigated the changes in gustatory sensitivity of 52 morbidly obese patients (M/F, 22/30; age range, 19-60 years; BMI range, 32.5-63.0 kg/m2) after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. The surgery was performed by the same surgeon using 5 ports technique. Gustatory sensitivity was tested preoperatively and 1 and 3 months after the surgery using standardized Taste Strips test. Results: There was a statistically significant improvement in the taste acuity to sweet, sour, salty, and bitter tastants in morbidly obese patients after the laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy during the follow-up period of 3 months. Median whole test scores of the patients were increased from 11.5 preoperatively to 14 in the first and third months. Conclusion: In this study, we were able to show the significant improvement in gustatory sensitivity of morbidly obese patients after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for the first time in literature. |
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