CORRELATION BETWEEN PRE AND POSTOPERATIVE LEVELS OF GLP-1/GLP-2 AND WEIGHT LOSS AFTER ROUX-EN-Y GASTRIC BYPASS: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY
ABSTRACT Background: The role of gut hormones in glucose homeostasis and weight loss achievement and maintenance after bariatric surgery appears to be a key point in the understanding of the beneficial effects observed following these procedures. Aim: To determine whether there is a correlation...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgia Digestiva
2016-12-01
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Series: | ABCD: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cirurgia Digestiva |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-67202016000400257&tlng=en |