Role of hunger hormone “Ghrelin” in long-term weight loss following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy

Role of hunger hormone “Ghrelin” in long-term weight loss following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy

Introduction: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has become a popular weight loss technique in morbidly obese patients. The aim of our study was to evaluate the changes in plasma ghrelin levels in relation to weight loss following LSG and to study the efficacy of LSG in terms of long-term glycemi...

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Main Authors: Pulkit Sethi, Manoj Thillai, Prabhdeep Singh Nain, Ashish Ahuja, Navpreet Aulakh, Preetika Khurana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Nigerian Journal of Surgery
Subjects:
Ghrelin
laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
morbid obesity surgery
Online Access:http://www.nigerianjsurg.com/article.asp?issn=1117-6806;year=2018;volume=24;issue=2;spage=121;epage=124;aulast=Sethi

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