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Bariatric surgery is currently the most effective long-term treatment for morbid obesity and type-2 diabetes mellitus.
Practitioners should consider bariatric surgery as a primary treatment option for patients with morbid obesity and type-2 diabetes.
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Bariatric surgery is currently the most effective long-term treatment for morbid obesity as well as type-2 diabetes mellitus.
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Source
Updates in Bariatric Surgery
Justin L. Hsu et al. · The American Surgeon · 2023
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