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ea0025p56 | Clinical biochemistry | SFEBES2011

Hormone profile of patients referred for Bariatric surgery

Varadhan Lakshminarayanan , Cheruvu C V N , Varughese George , Clayton Richard

Aim: An increasing proportion of patients are referred to endocrine clinics for assessment of an endocrine reason for obesity. The aim of our study was to assess the hormone profiles of patients referred for bariatric surgery.Methods: Patients referred to bariatric surgery clinic were investigated for hypothyroidism (TSH, T4), Cushing’s disease (2 mg-overnight dexamethasone suppression test), acromegaly (IGF1) and Vitamin D deficiency (PT...