Review of Metabolic Surgery for Type 2 Diabetes in Patients with a BMI < 35 kg/m2

Bariatric/metabolic surgery is considered an accepted treatment option for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with body mass index (BMI)  ≧  35 kg/m2. Mounting evidence also shows that metabolic surgery is effective for T2DM with BMI  <  35 kg/m2. To evaluate current status of metabolic surgery, we...

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Main Authors: Hideharu Shimizu, Poochong Timratana, Philip R. Schauer, Tomasz Rogula
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Obesity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/147256