Abstract:Background: Bariatric surgery (BS) is an important procedure used for the treatment of morbid obesity and has been proven to improve, or even cure, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, of the patients with T2DM who initially go into remission, a proportion experience a relapse during the follow-up. In this context, Raman spectroscopy (RS) could be a promising technique for monitoring the metabolic profile of patients after surgical treatment with the aim of improving their postsurgical management. Methods… Show more
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