The Effects of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy with Duodenojejunal Bypass on Japanese Patients with BMI & lt;  35 kg/m 2 on Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and the Prediction of Successful Glycemic Control

ConclusionsLSG-DJB for T2DM patients with a BMI of<  35 kg/m2 is a feasible and effective surgical method in achieving moderate weight loss and excellent improvement of glycemic control, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular risk although the T2DM remission rate was lower compared with severely obese individuals. Proper patient selection for candidates of the procedure is imperative to effectively predict poor responders.
Source: Obesity Surgery - Category: Surgery Source Type: research