Carotid intima-media thickness and insulin resistance changes in patients who underwent sleeve gastrectomy: A prospective study

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Yorulmaz G., Cilekar M., Bilge U., Akcan E., Akalin A.

NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE, cilt.19, sa.3, ss.344-348, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4103/1119-3077.179280
  • Dergi Adı: NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.344-348
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Bariatric surgery, carotid intima-media thickness, morbid obese, Y GASTRIC BYPASS, BARIATRIC SURGERY, WEIGHT-LOSS, PLASMA GHRELIN, SERUM GHRELIN, PEPTIDE-YY, OBESITY, IMPACT, ADIPONECTIN, COST
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives: Our aim was to examine changes in insulin resistance, Carotid Intima-Media Thickness (CIMT), in morbid obese patients without any known associated chronic diseases who underwent sleeve gastrectomy.