Short-term Effects of Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding Versus Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

• Published in: Diabetes care Vol. 39; no. 11; pp. 1925 - 1931
• Main Authors: Gastaldelli, Amalia, Iaconelli, Amerigo, Gaggini, Melania, Magnone, Maria Chiara, Veneziani, Augusto, Rubino, Francesco, Mingrone, Geltrude
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Diabetes Association 01.11.2016
• Subjects: Adult; Bariatric Surgery - methods; Blood Glucose - metabolism; Caloric Restriction; Diabetes; Female; Gastric Bypass - methods; Gastrointestinal surgery; Glucose - metabolism; Glucose Clamp Technique; Humans; Insulin - metabolism; Insulin Resistance; Laparoscopy; Lipolysis; Liver - metabolism; Male; Middle Aged; Obesity; Obesity, Morbid - metabolism; Obesity, Morbid - surgery; Side effects; Treatment Outcome

Bariatric surgery has been shown to have important long-term metabolic effects resulting in enhanced insulin sensitivity and improved glucose tolerance in patients with type 2 diabetes. The contribution of reduced caloric intake to these beneficial effects of surgery remains unclear. The aim of this...