Reduction of risk factors for cardiovascular diseases in morbid-obese patients following biliary-intestinal bypass: 3 years' follow-up.

C LubranoA CornoldiM PiliS FalconeF BrandettiE FabbriniS Ginanni-CorradiniA EramoM MariniS MigliaccioV GiancottiM BadialiN FalsettoG ProssomaritiG Spera

Published in: International journal of obesity and related metabolic disorders : journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity (2005)

Our results show that biliary-intestinal bypass may represent a valid and alternative therapeutic approach in patients with morbid obesity since it induces a significant and stable reduction of body weight and obesity-related risk factors for CVD.

Keyphrases

obese patients
bariatric surgery
weight loss
body weight
roux en y gastric bypass
gastric bypass
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
cardiovascular disease
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
weight gain
adipose tissue
cardiovascular risk factors
skeletal muscle