Effect of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy vs. OAGB on Thyroid Function Tests in Patients with Morbid Obesity and Subclinical or Clinical Hypothyroidism.

Khosrow NajjariMohammad TalebpourHossein Zabihi MahmoudabadiFezzeh ElyasiniaMaryam AbolhasaniAmir AshrafiMehran Sohrabi MaralaniAbdolreza MehdinavazFarhad Kor

Published in: Obesity surgery (2021)

Whereas bariatric surgery reduces TSH levels, it does not significantly alter T4 levels. Furthermore, there is no apparent difference between subclinical and clinical hypothyroidism and different types of bariatric surgery.

Keyphrases

bariatric surgery
weight loss
obese patients
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
replacement therapy
weight gain
magnetic resonance imaging
smoking cessation