ea0025p56 | Clinical biochemistry | SFEBES2011
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), Cushings disease (2 mg-overnight dexamethasone suppression test), acromegaly (IGF1) and Vitamin D deficiency (PT...