Physiology of Weight Loss Surgery - 05/11/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.suc.2011.08.009
Chan W. Park, MD, Alfonso Torquati, MD, MSCI ⁎ 
Duke Endosurgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University, DUMC 3351, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27713, USA
Corresponding author.Resumen |
The clinical outcomes achieved by bariatric surgery have been impressive. However, the physiologic mechanisms and complex metabolic effects of bariatric surgery are only now beginning to be understood. Ongoing research has contributed a large amount of data and shed new light on the science behind obesity and its treatment, and this article reviews the current understanding of metabolic and bariatric surgery physiology.
El texto completo de este artículo está disponible en PDF.Keywords : Bariatric surgery, Diabetes, Gastric bypass, Incretins, Adipokines, Cytokines
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| Dr Alfonso Torquati is supported by National Institute of Health grant K23 DK075907. |
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Elsevier Inc. Reservados todos los derechos.
Vol 91 - N° 6
P. 1149-1161 - décembre 2011 Regresar al número
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