Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
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J. Gastrointest. Surg. · Jan 2012
Multicenter StudyGastrointestinal metabolic surgery for the treatment of diabetic patients: a multi-institutional international study.
Gastrointestinal metabolic surgery has been proposed for the treatment of not well-controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients with a body mass index (BMI) <35 kg/m(2). This study aims to describe recent experience with surgical treatment of T2DM in Asian centers. ⋯ Gastrointestinal metabolic surgery is an effective treatment for not well-controlled T2DM treatment. Diabetes remission is significantly higher in those with duration of diabetes less than 5 years and BMI > 30 kg/m(2).