| Literature DB >> 24790729 |
Ji Chung Tham1, Noah Howes2, Carel W le Roux3.
Abstract
The obesity epidemic contributes to approximately 44% of the world's type 2 diabetes burden. Bariatric surgery is an effective treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus in patients with morbid obesity as it improves glycaemia, blood pressure, lipids and inflammation. This review describes the evidence supporting the addition of bariatric surgery to the treatment algorithms used by diabetologists. We emphasize the need to view bariatric surgery as an adjuvant therapy which should not be used instead of but rather together with best medical therapy.Entities:
Keywords: bariatric surgery; diabetes mellitus; obesity
Year: 2014 PMID: 24790729 PMCID: PMC3992823 DOI: 10.1177/2040622313513313
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ther Adv Chronic Dis ISSN: 2040-6223 Impact factor: 5.091