Percutaneous Electroneurostimulation of Dermatome T6 for Appetite Reduction and Weight Loss in Morbidly Obese Patients
Percutaneous Electroneurostimulation of Dermatome T6 for Appetite Reduction and Weight Loss in Morbidly Obese Patients
Based on the creation of a somato-autonomic reflex, the stimulation of sensory nerve
 terminals located in dermatome T6 may cause a reflex, whose efferent pathways end in vagal
 nerve branches stimulating the gastric wall, similarly to the gastric pacemaker.

 The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of percutaneous electroneurostimulation
 (PENS) of T6 dermatome on appetite, weight loss and dietary compliance.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  patients candidates to bariatric surgery

 -  BMI > 40 Kg/m2 or a BMI > 35 Kg/m2 with comorbidities associated to the obesity status

 -  Failure of dietary treatment.

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  untreated endocrine disease causing obesity

 -  serious psychiatric illness.