Sleeve gastrectomy improves abdominal fat on computerized tomography after surgery

Background: The visceral fat in obese population is linked to insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome. Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is an effective method for the management of obesity and its comorbidities.The effect of SG on visceral fat has not been described. We intend to study the changes of visceral fat after SG.

Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - November 1, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Marco Castillo, Mauricio F Sarmiento-Cobos, Elliot Wasser, Rama Rao Ganga, Emanuele Lo Menzo, Samuel Szomstein, Raul J Rosenthal Source Type: research