Surgery

What benefits can be obtained from duodenal mucosal resurfacing?

The benefits of weight loss surgery for younger patients may persist for years.

Weight loss surgery helping in the reduction of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, cardiovascular disease sexual dysfunction -- even mortality rate.

Insulin may not be the culprit in poorer outcomes, according to TUXEDO sub-study.

Study finds remission rates of diabetes in patients who undergo weight loss procedure.

Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty may be the answer to the obesity epidemic.

A meta-analysis reveals that the risk is present for most surgeries.

New study suggests that in hospital patients with T2DM, premixed insulin provides similar glycemic control as a basal-bolus insulin regimen.

New evidence suggests surgery has glucose benefits beyond weight reduction effects… A decrease in blood sugar values after gastric bypass surgery is associated with weight reduction. In addition to that, evidence suggests that gastric bypass surgery has affected glucose metabolism as well. The Morbid Obesity treatment, Bariatric surgery versus Intensive …

Researchers seek explanation for sustained weight loss after procedure… The mechanism that causes long-term weight loss with gastric bypass surgery is currently unclear. Reduced caloric intake does not provide the entire explanation for why gastric bypass patients maintain long-term weight loss. Previous studies suggests that enhanced energy expenditure might play …