Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery progressively alters radiologic measures of hypothalamic inflammation in obese patients.
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DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.131329
Abstract: There is increased interest in whether bariatric surgeries such as Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) achieve their profound weight-lowering effects in morbidly obese individuals through the brain. Hypothalamic inflammation is a well-recognized etiologic factor in obesity… read more here.
Keywords: gastric bypass; radiologic measures; inflammation; hypothalamic inflammation ... See more keywords