Plasma ghrelin levels after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in obese individuals

Plasma ghrelin levels after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in obese individuals

Background & objectives: Ghrelin is an orexigenic gut hormone expressed by the gastric fundus. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) procedure involves resection of the gastric fundus leading to a decreased appetite and weight loss. This study was undertaken to determine the levels of plasma ghr...

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Main Authors: Garima Sharma, Prabhdeep S Nain, Pulkit Sethi, Ashish Ahuja, Sarit Sharma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical Research
Subjects:
Ghrelin - obese - sleeve gastrectomy - weight loss
Online Access:http://www.ijmr.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-5916;year=2019;volume=149;issue=4;spage=544;epage=547;aulast=Sharma

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