Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Bariatric Surgery (BS) is an effective treatment for the metabolic control of obese patients. One of its purposes is to improve the lipid profile and reduce cardiovascular risk.Aims: • To determine the changes in lipid profile and other cardiovascular risk factors before and one year after BS.• To assess differences in lipid parameters depending on the surgical procedure used.• To a...

Background: NAFLD(non–alcoholic fatty liver disease) includes; non–alcoholic fatty liver(NAFL), non–alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and its complications (fibrosis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma). These diseases are currently the most common cause of liver disease in western countries, due to the obesity and DM2 epidemic. There are scores that determine the risk of liver fibrosis in a non–invasive way.Aims: To determine ...