Changes in fat-free mass and muscle mass at 6 and 12 months after biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch surgery

Background Bariatric surgery is associated with concomitant loss in both fat and muscle masses. Literature on muscle composition/quality after bariatric surgery is limited. Objectives To measure and compare the changes in fat-free mass with the changes in muscle composition after biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch surgery (BPD/DS). Setting Bariatric surgery is associated with concomitant loss in both fat and muscle masses. Literature...