In addition to the effects of weight loss, the resolution of type 2 diabetes mellitus after the gastric sleeve procedure and RYGB is thought to be contributed to by ?
Gastrectomy removes much of the Ghrelin-producing poion of the stomach, leading to weight loss after both gastric sleeve and RYGB procedures. GLP-1, is dramatically increased after RYGB, and after gastric sleeve
Reduced ghrelin production
Increased secretion of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)
Appetite suppression
All of the above
Robotics, Laparoscopy and Bariatric Surgery