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Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery but not vertical sleeve gastrectomy decreases bone mass in male rats.
Endocrinology
June 2013
Institute for Diabetes and Obesity, Helmholtz Centre Munich, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (T.L.C.), The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21287 and the Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center (T.L.C.), Baltimore, Maryland 21201
The most effective treatment for obesity is bariatric surgery. However, there is increasing concern that bariatric surgery can cause nutrient deficiencies that translate into metabolic bone disease. Whether this is true for all surgery types is not yet clear.
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