Comparative Characteristics of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Treated by Bariatric Surgery Versus Medical Treatment: a Multicentre Analysis of 277,862 Patients from the German/Austrian DPV Database

ConclusionDespite favourable 2-year outcomes, bariatric surgery is still used rarely in patients with T2DM and obesity. BMI rather than metabolic control seems to represent the major selector for or against bariatric surgery in T2DM.

http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s11695-018-3380-z

Source: Obesity Surgery - July 6, 2018 Category: Surgery Source Type: research