Medical MCQ-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 ?

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 ?

Reduced ghrelin production

Increased secretion of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)

Appetite suppression

All of the above

Question Category:

Surgery

Correct Answer:

All of the above

Description:

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

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