Research
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Roux en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery is more effective than medical therapy in ameliorating the clinical manifestations of type 2 diabetes (T2D).
Practitioners should consider RYGB as a more effective treatment option for obese patients with T2D compared to medical therapy.
StrongSupportsmedium confidence
High-level evidence reveals that RYGB ameliorates the clinical manifestations of T2D to a significantly higher degree than medical therapy.
Why this rating
Based on high-level evidence from randomized clinical trials.
Source
Pros and cons of Roux en-Y gastric bypass surgery in obese patients with type 2 diabetes
Tummas Justinussen et al. · Expert Review of Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2019
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