Endocrine Abstracts

Background: The exact changes of hormones and the relative importance of these to the metabolic improvement after bariatric surgery remain to be explored. We highlight the unusual case of a patient who developed episodes of angioedema post roux-en-y surgery for weight reduction.Case: A 38-year-old man with a BMI of 50 kg/m2, had laparoscopic Roux-en-y bypass surgery, resulting in 89 kg loss over 12–18 months. Six to twelve 12 months post-...