Abstract:Objectives: Bariatric surgery has been recommended as an effective treatment for overweight or obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The long-term follow up of such patients, however, has been limited. We performed a systematic review and meta-analyses to evaluate the long-term effect of bariatric surgery on patients with type 2 diabetes. MethOds: We searched PubMed, EMbase, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials up to September 2013. Trained reviewers, working in pairs, independently scree… Show more
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