Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Bariatric surgery is an important treatment option for morbid obesity. The current guidelines recommend testing and supplementation of vitamin D postoperatively. The aim of our study was to assess the need for preoperative proactive supplementation of vitamin D. Methods All patients who had restrictive bariatric surgery (laparoscopic gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy) between January 2010 and June 2011 were included. Data was collected retrospectively from com...

Aim: Nutritional abnormalities are common after bariatric surgery and it is vitally important to assess and replace them pre-operatively to ease management post-operatively. The aim of our study was to assess the prevalence of various metabolic abnormalities at first visit to a tertiary combined bariatric endocrine clinic.Methods: Data was collected on 200 patients referred for consideration of bariatric surgery. Being a retrospective analysis and theref...

Aim: Malabsorptive bariatric procedures lead to significant metabolic improvement with ongoing weight loss. The aim of our retrospective analysis was to assess the impact of bariatric surgery on three important metabolic and biochemical abnormalities associated with obesity: diabetes, liver function test (LFT), and dyslipidaemia.Methods: All patients who had laparoscopic gastric bypass (LGB) or sleeve gastrectomy (SG) over the last 7 years were identifie...

Introduction: Interpretation of renal function in patients with obesity and post-bariatric surgery is a clinical challenge. EGFR could be falsely low and weight loss does not reflect muscle mass. The aim of our study was to compare the fluctuations in renal function assessment in patients undergoing bariatric surgery.Methods: 200 patients who underwent bypass surgery or sleeve gastrectomy were analysed. Six different renal function parameters were analys...