Improved Gustatory Sensitivity in Morbidly Obese Patients After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

Altun H., Hanci D., Altun H., Batman B., SERİN K. R., Karip A. B., ...More

ANNALS OF OTOLOGY RHINOLOGY AND LARYNGOLOGY, vol.125, no.7, pp.536-540, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 125 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/0003489416629162
  • Journal Name: ANNALS OF OTOLOGY RHINOLOGY AND LARYNGOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.536-540
  • Keywords: gastrectomy, obesity, taste, rhinology, otolaryngology, gestation, bariatric surgery, Y GASTRIC BYPASS, WEIGHT-LOSS, TASTE ACUITY, INTESTINAL-BYPASS, SURGERY, SMELL, OLFACTION, DECREASES, OUTCOMES
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Introduction: The reduction in the preferences for sweet and fat containing tastes in obese patients who underwent bariatric surgery was relatively well shown; however, there are only limited data on the changes in the sensitivity of other tastes like sour, salty, and bitter.