Ahmed Abdallah Salman, Mohamed Abdalla Salman, Mostafa Said, Mohammad El Sherbiny, Hesham Elkassar, Mohamed Badr Hassan, Ahmed Marwan, Mohamed Abdelkader Morad, Omar Ashoush, Safa Labib, Mohamed H Aon, Abeer Awad, Mohamed Sayed, Ahmed E Taha, Ahmed Moustafa, Hossam El-Din Shaaban, Amir Khater, Ahmed Elewa, Adel M Khalaf, Ahmed A Mostafa, Mohamed Matter, Ahmed Youssef
PURPOSE: Obesity is associated with fat accumulation in ectopic sites such as the pancreas, the so-called pancreatic steatosis (PS). Bariatric surgery has been shown to be associated with reducing pancreatic fat. This study investigated the effect of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) on pancreatic volume and its fat content and glucose homeostasis. METHODS: The study enrolled 54 patients subjected to LSG. Metabolic variables and pancreatic exocrine function were assessed immediately before surgery and 12 months after...
2022: Frontiers in Medicine