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Bariatric surgery leads to a higher remission rate for type 2 diabetes mellitus than non-surgical treatment.
Bariatric surgery should be considered for patients with type 2 diabetes who are not achieving remission through non-surgical methods.
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Bariatric surgery leads to a higher remission rate for type 2 diabetes mellitus than non-surgical treatment.
Why this rating
Based on the meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Source
Network meta‐analysis of the relative efficacy of bariatric surgeries for diabetes remission
Satoru Kodama et al. · Obesity Reviews · 2018
DOI 10.1111/obr.12751
Meta-analysisCited 42×
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