Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Obesity is increasing in prevalence in younger people, including children and adolescents. Bariatric surgery (BS) is well-established and efficacious treatment for morbid obesity in adults. BS is being performed in younger age groups more frequently.Objective: To describe outcomes of BS under the age of 25 in Emirati individuals having follow-up at Imperial College London Diabetes Centre (ICLDC).Methods: Patients recrui...

Background: Obesity is highly prevalent in the Middle East. Treatment is a challenge and with an aging population, therapy in the elderly poses new problems. Published data on efficacy of bariatric surgery in the older age groups are scant.Aims: The objective of this study was to assess the outcomes of bariatric surgery (BS) in the elderly (≥65 years) in the UAE population.Methods: ICLDC patient database was accessed to ident...

Introduction: Bariatric surgery (BS) is currently the most effective treatment for obesity. However, weight regain is a recognized challenge in post-surgical management. Drug treatment for weight regain after bariatric surgery has been used, but little published data is available on their efficacy. We have investigated the use of Liraglutide for relapse after BS in an Emirati population.Methods: ICLDC patients with a previous history of bariatric surgery...

Background: Efficacy of bariatric surgery (BS) in obesity management is well-established. The super-obese (BMI >50 kg/m2) as a subgroup may have specific phenotypic and genotypic characteristics. Prevalence of complications and risks of interventions may also be different in this group.Aims: We have investigated BS outcomes and compared effects of different operations among the superobese in an Emirati population.Methods...

Background: Prevalence of obesity and diabetes has increased significantly in the UAE over the last 40 years. Adenovirus 36 (Adv36) infection has been associated with obesity in several studies across different ethnic populations, and usually is associated with improved glucose tolerance.Objective: 1) Identify the prevalence of Adv36 seropositivity among adults living in the UAE.2) Investigate the association of Adv36 infection wit...

IntroductionMelanocortin-4-receptor (MC4R) deficiency is the commonest of the rare monogenic forms of obesity. Bariatric surgery (BS) is the most efficacious treatment modality in the more ’common’ polygenic obesity. Effect of surgical and drug treatment in obesity due to MC4R deficiency is not well-established.AimWe aimed to explore the effects of BS and drug treatment among the confirmed cases of ...