Does ghrelin really matter after bariatric surgery?

Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2006 Sep-Oct;2(5):538-48. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2006.06.002.

Authors

Hongchan Lee¹, Christine Te, Saji Koshy, Julio A Teixeira, F Xavier Pi-Sunyer, Blandine Laferrère

Affiliation

¹ Division of Bariatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York 10025, USA. hongchanlee@yahoo.com <hongchanlee@yahoo.com>

PMID: 17015210
DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2006.06.002

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Anorexia Nervosa / blood
Appetite / physiology
Biliopancreatic Diversion
Energy Metabolism
Gastric Bypass
Gastroplasty*
Ghrelin
Humans
Obesity / blood
Peptide Hormones / blood
Peptide Hormones / physiology*
Postoperative Period
Postprandial Period / physiology
Vagus Nerve / physiology

Substances

Ghrelin
Peptide Hormones