Does laparoscopic gastric sleeve improve lipid profile in obese patients? A five-year retrospective study
Aysha Saqer Mustafa,
Zumin Shi,
Marios Hadjicharalambous
et al.
Abstract:In Qatar, laparoscopic gastric sleeve (LGS) is a key surgical method for obesity treatment. This study assessed its impact on the lipid profiles of 863 obese patients, some with hyperlipidemia. Spanning five years (2015-2020), the research monitored metrics like total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL), and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL). Post-LGS, TC, and LDL levels decreased after three months, increased, and then significantly dropped from the 2<sup… Show more
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