Meta-analysis of metabolic surgery versus medical treatment for microvascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

CONCLUSION: In patients with T2DM, metabolic surgery prevented the development of microvascular complications better than medical treatment . Metabolic surgery improved pre-existing diabetic nephropathy compared with medical treatment.
PMID: 29405276 [PubMed - in process]

Source: The British Journal of Surgery - February 1, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Billeter AT, Scheurlen KM, Probst P, Eichel S, Nickel F, Kopf S, Fischer L, Diener MK, Nawroth PP, Müller-Stich BP Tags: Br J Surg Source Type: research