Operational mechanisms of anti-obesity surgeries

Surgery is the long-term effective treatment for morbid obesity.The mechanisms of action could vary relating to the surgicaltechnique employed. The gastric bypass is based in the reductionof plasmatic levels of ghrelin for post-prandial saciety. Indisabsortive methods (as in Scopinaro and Duodenal S...

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Main Authors: Bruno Geloneze Neto, Victor Fernando Pilla, José Carlos Pareja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2006-03-01
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/130-120-124.pdf