Bone turnover after bariatric surgery

Bone turnover after bariatric surgery.

OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to evaluate parameters of bone and mineral metabolism after bariatric surgery. SUBJECTS AND METHODS This sectional study included data from medical records from 61 bariatric surgery (BS) patients (minimum period of 6 months after the procedure) and from 30 class II and III obese patients as a control group (Cont), consisting of daily dietary intake o...

The obesity puzzle: focus on bone turnover after bariatric surgery.

Metabolic bone changes after bariatric surgery.

The following position statement is issued by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery for enhancing quality of care in bariatric surgery. In this statement, suggestions for management are presented that are derived from available knowledge, peer-reviewed scientific literature and expert opinion regarding monitoring and treatment of metabolic bone changes after bariatric surgery...

xerophthalmia after bariatric surgery

purpose: to report a case of xerophthalmia after bariatric surgery. case report: a 24- year -old man presented to the eye clinic with a 4 -month history of irritable gritty eyes. he complained from night blindness, too. he was being treated for dry eye with artificial tears and ophthalmic ointments during the last month without any significant improvement. his vision was 20/20 unaided in both e...

Vitamin D Metabolism and Bone Loss After Bariatric Surgery

Obesity surgery is a highly effective treatment for morbidly obese patients. Despite effective weight reduction, the impact of bariatric surgery on bone is a major concern. Mechanisms of the deleterious effect include calcium and vitamin D malabsorption with secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT), deficiency in other nutrients and alterations in gut-derived hormones. Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and R...