Background Long-term results from randomized, controlled trials that compare medical therapy
with surgical therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes are limited. Methods We assessed …

Objective: Evaluate the long-term effects of bariatric surgery on type 2 diabetes (T2DM)
remission and metabolic risk factors. Background: Although the impressive antidiabetic effects of …

Background Observational studies have shown improvement in patients with type 2 diabetes
mellitus after bariatric surgery. Methods In this randomized, nonblinded, single-center trial, …

To date, there has been no standardized or systematic method of reporting outcomes in the
bariatric surgery literature. As a result, weight loss is commonly reported differently …

Background In short-term randomized trials (duration, 1 to 2 years), bariatric surgery has been
associated with improvement in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods We assessed outcomes …

Importance Although metabolic surgery (defined as procedures that influence metabolism
by inducing weight loss and altering gastrointestinal physiology) significantly improves …

The development of these updated guidelines was commissioned by the AACE, TOS, and
ASMBS Board of Directors and adheres to the AACE 2010 protocol for standardized …

Objective The development of these updated clinical practice guidelines (CPG) was
commissioned by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, The Obesity Society, the …

Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) was originally performed as the restrictive component of the duodenal
switch procedure. This partial vertical gastrectomy served to reduce gastric capacity and …

The field of bariatric surgery has changed tremendously over that past three decades since
the ASMBS’s founding in 1983. Application of minimally invasive surgery had revolutionized …