Bariatric surgery in individuals with human immunodeficiency virus and type 2 diabetes: a case series

Abstract Background The efficacy and safety of bariatric surgery have not been fully elucidated in patients affected with human immunodeficiency virus. Although adjustable gastric banding and sleeve gastrectomy are starting to be used in patients with human immunodeficiency virus, there are limited...

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Main Authors: Wei Yang, Anjali Zalin, Mark Nelson, Gianluca Bonanomi, James Smellie, Kevin Shotliff, Evangelos Efthimiou, Veronica Greener
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-019-2078-8