Because ghrelin is mainly secreted by the fundus and body, operations such as laryngoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: (LRYGBP), laryngoscopic-adjustable silicone gastric banding (LASGB) virtually abolish the ghrelin expressing cells. Thus loss of appetite is an inevitable consequence. Then what happens of the plasma ghrelin after Billoth surgery (standard gastric cancer operation) which removes antrum and body of the stomach where ghrelin expressing cells are relatively less distributed? Also puzzling is the fact that after surgery some patients start to gain weight while others continue to lose weight and appetite. Are there ghrelin-expressing cell hyperplasia in the patients who start to gain weight?