Effect of Obesity and Bariatric Surgery on Saphenous Veins. 2023

Wendell Ricardo de Medeiros Alves Fernandes, and Esdras Marques Lins, and Fernanda Appolônio Rocha, and Gabriela de Oliveira Buril, and Emmanuelle Tenório Albuquerque Godoi Berenguer de Barros E Silva, and Rebecca Paes de Andrade Souza Caldas, and Filipe de Souza Leão Câmara, and Álvaro Antônio Bandeira Ferraz
Department of Vascular Surgery, Hospital das Clínicas/EBSER-UFPE, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Av. Prof. Moraes Rego, 1235 - Cidade Universitária, Recife, Pernambuco, CEP, 50670-901, Brazil.

Obesity is a risk factor for chronic venous disease (CVD) of the lower limbs (LL), affecting venous anatomy and physiology. Weight loss after bariatric surgery (BS) can reduce intra-abdominal pressure, improve mobility, and ultimately improve venous hemodynamics and CVD-related symptoms. There are no studies in the literature that adequately assess the effect of the obesity and BS on the LL veins, especially the saphenous veins (SV). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of obesity and BS on the saphenous veins. This is a longitudinal prospective study carried out from 2019 to 2021 with 19 patients, totaling 38 LL, underwent clinical evaluation (CEAP Classification) and by Doppler ultrasonography, to analyze their SV diameter and reflux measurements, in the preoperative period and again 6 months to 2 years after BS being performed. There was no statistical difference between the groups regarding the characteristics of reflux in the SV among the evaluated LL. There was no significant increase in the diameter of the great SV in the majority of its segments. The groups were similar in terms of the small SV diameters. Moreover, a significant reduction in the clinical class of CEAP was observed after BS. Obesity and bariatric surgery had no influence on diameter or reflux in saphenous veins, but a reduction in the CEAP Clinical Classification was observed in the postoperative period.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009765 Obesity A status with BODY WEIGHT that is grossly above the recommended standards, usually due to accumulation of excess FATS in the body. The standards may vary with age, sex, genetic or cultural background. In the BODY MASS INDEX, a BMI greater than 30.0 kg/m2 is considered obese, and a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2 is considered morbidly obese (MORBID OBESITY).
D009767 Obesity, Morbid The condition of weighing two, three, or more times the ideal weight, so called because it is associated with many serious and life-threatening disorders. In the BODY MASS INDEX, morbid obesity is defined as having a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2. Morbid Obesity,Obesity, Severe,Morbid Obesities,Obesities, Morbid,Obesities, Severe,Severe Obesities,Severe Obesity
D011446 Prospective Studies Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group. Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012501 Saphenous Vein The vein which drains the foot and leg. Saphenous Veins,Vein, Saphenous,Veins, Saphenous
D014689 Venous Insufficiency Impaired venous blood flow or venous return (venous stasis), usually caused by inadequate venous valves. Venous insufficiency often occurs in the legs, and is associated with EDEMA and sometimes with VENOUS STASIS ULCERS at the ankle. Insufficiencies, Venous,Insufficiency, Venous,Venous Insufficiencies
D050110 Bariatric Surgery Surgical procedures aimed at affecting metabolism and producing major WEIGHT REDUCTION in patients with MORBID OBESITY. Bariatric Surgeries,Bariatric Surgical Procedures,Metabolic Surgery,Stomach Stapling,Bariatric Surgical Procedure,Metabolic Surgeries,Procedure, Bariatric Surgical,Procedures, Bariatric Surgical,Stapling, Stomach,Surgeries, Bariatric,Surgeries, Metabolic,Surgery, Bariatric,Surgery, Metabolic,Surgical Procedure, Bariatric,Surgical Procedures, Bariatric

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