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Diabetes remission occurred in 57% (46% complete, 11% partial) after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and 22.5% (16.9% complete, 5.6% partial) after laparoscopic gastric banding (LAGB).
Bariatric surgery, particularly RYGB, can lead to significant diabetes remission in obese patients.
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Diabetes remission occurred in 57% (46% complete, 11% partial) after RYGB and 22.5% (16.9% complete, 5.6% partial) after LAGB.
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Based on the observational cohort study design with a large sample size.
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Diabetes Remission Status During Seven-year Follow-up of the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery Study
Jonathan Q. Purnell et al. · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2020
DOI 10.1210/clinem/dgaa849
cohort · n=2256Cited 64×
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