Early postoperative changes of sphingomyelins and ceramides after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy

Abstract Background This study aimed to determine early postoperative changes of serum sphingomyelin (SM) and ceramide (CER) species following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). Methods Twenty obese patients [mean body mass index (BMI) 45,64 ± 6,10 kg/m2] underwent LSG and normal weight control...

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Main Authors: Hakan Özer, İbrahim Aslan, Mehmet Tahir Oruç, Yaşar Çöpelci, Ebru Afşar, Sabriye Kaya, Mutay Aslan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Lipids in Health and Disease
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12944-018-0917-z