PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Philip R. Schauer
AU  - Zubaidah Nor Hanipah
AU  - Francesco Rubino
TI  - Metabolic surgery for treating type 2 diabetes mellitus: Now supported by the world’s leading diabetes organizations
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.84.s1.06
DP  - 2017 Jul 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - S47--S56
VI  - 84
IP  - 7 suppl 1
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/84/7_suppl_1/S47.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/84/7_suppl_1/S47.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2017 Jul 01; 84
AB  - The term metabolic surgery describes bariatric surgical procedures used primarily to treat type 2 diabetes and related metabolic conditions. Originally, bariatric surgery was used as an alternative weight-loss therapy for patients with severe obesity, but clinical data revealed its metabolic benefits in patients with type 2 diabetes. Metabolic surgery is more effective than lifestyle or medical management in achieving glycemic control, sustained weight loss, and reducing diabetes comorbidities. Perioperative adverse events are similar to other gastrointestinal surgeries. New guidelines for type 2 diabetes expand use of metabolic surgery to patients with a lower body mass index.