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Bariatric Surgery versus Conventional Medical Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes
Author(s) -
Geltrude Mingrone,
Simona Panunzi,
Andrea De Gaetano,
Caterina Guidone,
Amerigo Iaconelli,
Laura Leccesi,
G Nanni,
Alfons Pomp,
M Castagneto,
Giovanni Ghirlanda,
Francesco Rubino
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1200111
Subject(s) - medicine , glycated hemoglobin , type 2 diabetes , diabetes mellitus , surgery , body mass index , biliopancreatic diversion , weight loss , randomized controlled trial , gastroenterology , obesity , gastric bypass , endocrinology
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and biliopancreatic diversion can markedly ameliorate diabetes in morbidly obese patients, often resulting in disease remission. Prospective, randomized trials comparing these procedures with medical therapy for the treatment of diabetes are needed.

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