Weight Loss and Variation of Levothyroxine Requirements in Hypothyroid Obese Patients After Bariatric Surgery
- Fierabracci, Paola
- Martinelli, Silvia
- Tamberi, Anna
- Piaggi, Paolo
- Basolo, Alessio
- Pelosini, Caterina
- Ricco, Ilaria
- Magno, Silvia
- Querci, Giorgia
- Ceccarini, Giovanni
- Scartabelli, Giovanna
- Salvetti, Guido
- Vitti, Paolo
- Santini, Ferruccio
Publication date
January 2016
DOI Publisher
Mary Ann Liebert Inc ISSN
1050-7256 Citation count (estimate)
5Abstract
Obesity and hypothyroidism are both common disorders within the general population. Obese hypothyroid subjects require higher doses of levothyroxine (LT4) compared with normal weight individuals. Previous studies on the effects of bariatric surgery on LT4 dose requirements in hypothyroid subjects have provided conflicting results. The aim of this study was to evaluate the LT4 requirements in a group of obese subjects with acquired hypothyroidism, before and after weight loss achieved by bariatric surgery
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