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ArticleObesity surgery2019

Correlation Between the Number of Ghrelin-Secreting Cells in the Gastric Fundus and Excess Weight Loss after Sleeve Gastrectomy.

Abdulaziz Itlaybah, Hosam Elbanna, Sameh Emile, Waleed Thabet, Wagdi Elkashef, Noha Abdelsalam, Ahmed AbdelMawla, Haitham Elkaffas

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Article in Obesity surgery, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Abdulaziz ItlaybahColorectal Surgery Unit, General Surgery Department, Mansoura University Hospitals, Faculty of medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura City, Egypt.
Hosam ElbannaColorectal Surgery Unit, General Surgery Department, Mansoura University Hospitals, Faculty of medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura City, Egypt.
Sameh EmileColorectal Surgery Unit, General Surgery Department, Mansoura University Hospitals, Faculty of medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura City, Egypt. sameh200@hotmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-7854-5244
Waleed ThabetColorectal Surgery Unit, General Surgery Department, Mansoura University Hospitals, Faculty of medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura City, Egypt.
Wagdi ElkashefPathology Department, Mansoura Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Noha AbdelsalamRheumatology and Immunology Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University Hospitals, Mansoura University, Mansoura City, Egypt.
Ahmed AbdelMawlaColorectal Surgery Unit, General Surgery Department, Mansoura University Hospitals, Faculty of medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura City, Egypt.
Haitham ElkaffasColorectal Surgery Unit, General Surgery Department, Mansoura University Hospitals, Faculty of medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura City, Egypt.
Mansoura University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWeight loss after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has been mainly attributed to the restriction of gastric volume; however; other factors may contribute to weight loss after LSG. This study aimed to investigate the correlation between the number of ghrelin-secreting cells in the gastric fundus and excess weight loss (EWL) at 12 months after LSG.

methodsThe surface area of the gastric fundus was measured postoperatively in square centimeter. Histopathologic examination of the gastric fundus was made to estimate the number of ghrelin-secreting cells per square centimeter then was multiplied by the surface area of the fundus to calculate the total number of ghrelin-secreting cells in the fundus. The number of ghrelin-secreting cells was correlated with EWL and BMI at 12 months postoperatively.

resultsThe present study included 39 patients of a mean age of 33.7 years. The mean %EWL at 12 months was 59.7 ± 12.7. The mean total number of ghrelin-producing cells in the gastric fundus was 26,228.4 ± 16,995.3. The total number of ghrelin-secreting cells had a weak positive correlation with BMI at 12 months (r = 0.2891, p = 0.07), and weak negative correlation with %EWL (r = - 0.1592, p = 0.33).

conclusionThere was a weak correlation between the total number of ghrelin-producing cells in the gastric fundus and plasma ghrelin levels with EWL after LSG.

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Gastric FundusGhrelinObesity, MorbidAdultCohort StudiesGastrectomyHumansWeight LossGhrelinCorrelationFundusGhrelin-secreting cellsLaparoscopic sleeve gastrectomyWeight loss

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