Metabolic syndrome surgery
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Overview
Overview
Surgical therapy is not routinely performed for metabolic syndrome. However, in cases of morbid obesity and unresponsiveness of medical therapy bariatric surgery can be performed. The beneficial effects of surgery is thought to be due to the weight loss after surgery that in turn decreases the insulin resistance. Also, increased secretion of gut hormones such as glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) accompanies the surgery and thus helps in metabolic syndrome.
Surgery
Surgery
Surgical therapy is not routinely performed for metabolic syndrome. However, in cases of morbid obesity and unresponsiveness of medical therapy bariatric surgery can be performed. The beneficial effects of surgery is thought to be due to the weight loss after surgery that in turn decreases the insulin resistance. Also, increased secretion of gut hormones such as glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) accompanies the surgery and thus helps in metabolic syndrome.[1]
References
References
- ↑ Kini S, Herron DM, Yanagisawa RT (2007). “Bariatric surgery for morbid obesity–a cure for metabolic syndrome?”. Med Clin North Am. 91 (6): 1255–71, xi. doi:10.1016/j.mcna.2007.06.007. PMID 17964919.
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