Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery
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BACKGROUND: Biliopancreatic diversion (BPD) is a surgical technique burdened, in some instances, by clinical evidence of malabsorption and intractable diarrhoea.
Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery
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SETTING: Obesity surgery has been proposed as a treatment option for diabetic patients with body mass index (BMI)<35 kg/m(2), but the efficacy of metabolic surgery has not been conclusively determined.
Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery
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BACKGROUND: Preoperative type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2 DM) has previously been reported as an independent predictor for suboptimal (≤40%) weight loss after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in patients with T2 DM compared with patients who do not have T2 DM. T...