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Physiology of weight loss surgery.

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Park, CW; Torquati, A
Published in: Surg Clin North Am
December 2011

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.

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Surg Clin North Am

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1558-3171

Publication Date

December 2011

Volume

91

Issue

6

Start / End Page

1149 / vii

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Weight Loss
  • Surgery
  • Peptide YY
  • Obesity, Morbid
  • Neuropeptide Y
  • Leptin
  • Humans
  • Glucagon-Like Peptide 1
  • Ghrelin
  • Gastric Inhibitory Polypeptide
 

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Park, C. W., & Torquati, A. (2011). Physiology of weight loss surgery. Surg Clin North Am, 91(6), 1149–vii. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.suc.2011.08.009
Park, Chan W., and Alfonso Torquati. “Physiology of weight loss surgery.Surg Clin North Am 91, no. 6 (December 2011): 1149–vii. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.suc.2011.08.009.
Park CW, Torquati A. Physiology of weight loss surgery. Surg Clin North Am. 2011 Dec;91(6):1149–vii.
Park, Chan W., and Alfonso Torquati. “Physiology of weight loss surgery.Surg Clin North Am, vol. 91, no. 6, Dec. 2011, pp. 1149–vii. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.suc.2011.08.009.
Park CW, Torquati A. Physiology of weight loss surgery. Surg Clin North Am. 2011 Dec;91(6):1149–vii.
Journal cover image

Published In

Surg Clin North Am

DOI

EISSN

1558-3171

Publication Date

December 2011

Volume

91

Issue

6

Start / End Page

1149 / vii

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Weight Loss
  • Surgery
  • Peptide YY
  • Obesity, Morbid
  • Neuropeptide Y
  • Leptin
  • Humans
  • Glucagon-Like Peptide 1
  • Ghrelin
  • Gastric Inhibitory Polypeptide