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Metabolic Surgery Could Restore Hepatic Glucose Metabolism: Results from F-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography

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  1. Center for Obesity and Metabolic Diseases, Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, South Korea

    Yeongkeun Kwon & Sungsoo Park

  2. Department of Family Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea

    Yeongkeun Kwon

  3. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea

    Kisoo Pahk

  4. Division of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea

    Sungsoo Park

  5. Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, USA

    Raul J. Rosenthal

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Kwon, Y., Pahk, K., Park, S. et al. Metabolic Surgery Could Restore Hepatic Glucose Metabolism: Results from F-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography. OBES SURG 26, 156–157 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-015-1895-0

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