The impact of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy on plasma obestatin and ghrelin levels


Dogan U., Ellidag H. Y., Aslaner A., Cakir T., Oruc M. T., Koc U., ...More

EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES, vol.20, no.10, pp.2113-2122, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 20 Issue: 10
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.2113-2122
  • Keywords: Body mass index, Gastric sleeve gastrectomy, Morbid obesity, Ghrelin, Obestatin, insulin, Glucose, GROWTH-HORMONE-SECRETION, MORBIDLY OBESE-PATIENTS, FOOD-INTAKE, GHRELIN/OBESTATIN RATIO, BARIATRIC SURGERY, GASTRIC BYPASS, ACYL-GHRELIN, WEIGHT-LOSS, APPETITE, PEPTIDE
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) on the levels of obestatin and ghrelin hormones and body mass index (BMI) in morbidly obese patients.