Open AccessLaparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy-Induced Decreases in FT3 and TSH are Related to Fasting C-Peptide in Euthyroid Patients with Obesity
Author(s) -
Xi Chen,
Chunlan Zhang,
Wei Liu,
Jingjing Zhang,
Zhou Zhang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 1178-7007
DOI - 10.2147/dmso.s277486
Subject(s) - euthyroid , medicine , thyroid function , triiodothyronine , thyroid stimulating hormone , thyroid , obesity , endocrinology , hormone , overweight , free thyroxine , sleeve gastrectomy , gastroenterology , weight loss , gastric bypass
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is one of the most effective therapies to treat obesity. However, whether LSG affects thyroid function remains elusive. Due to a lack of longitudinal research, we explored changes in thyroid function in euthyroid patients with obesity before and after LSG.