Pattern of liver function tests in morbidly obese Saudi patients undergoing bariatric surgery

Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 252-255

  Al Akwaa, Ahmad ^a   El Zubier, Ahmad ^a   Al Shehri, Mohammed ^a  

^a King Abdul Aziz Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; liver function tests; morbidly obese

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; LIPID;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ASTHMA; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECHOGRAPHY; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; OBESITY, MORBID; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960213825     PISSN: 13193767     EISSN: 19984049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1319-3767.82579     Document Type: Article

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