Biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch modifies plasma chemerin in early and late post-operative periods

Objective Bariatric surgery remains the most effective treatment for obesity and metabolic syndrome. Surgical benefit arises from early‐phase resolution of hyperglycemia and late‐phase weight loss. The adipokine chemerin is of interest given its roles in immunity, adipogenesis, and metabolism. The study objective was to examine the effects of biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (BPD‐DS) on plasma chemerin in the early and late...