Roux-en-Y gastric bypass stands the test of time: 5-year results in low body mass index (30–35 kg/m2) Indian patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

• Published in: Surgery for obesity and related diseases Vol. 9; no. 3; pp. 370 - 378
• Main Authors: Lakdawala, Muffazal, Shaikh, Shehla, Bandukwala, Saifee, Remedios, Carlyne, Shah, Miloni, Bhasker, Aparna Govil
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.05.2013
• Subjects: 5-Year results; Adult; Aged; Asia; BMI; Body Mass Index; C-peptide; C-Peptide - metabolism; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - complications; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - ethnology; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - surgery; Female; Gastric Bypass - methods; Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Humans; India - ethnology; Laparoscopy - methods; Low body mass index diabetic; Male; Metabolic syndrome; Middle Aged; Obesity - complications; Obesity - ethnology; Obesity - surgery; Operative Time; Postoperative Care; Prospective Studies; Roux-en-Y gastric bypass; Surgery; Thrifty gene; Treatment Outcome; Type 2 diabetes mellitus; Weight Loss; India; Roux-en-Y gastric bypass; Low body mass index diabetic; Thrifty gene; 5-Year results; Asia; C-peptide; Type 2 diabetes mellitus; Metabolic syndrome; BMI; Roux-en- Y gastric bypass

Our objective was to evaluate the long-term results of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass on excess weight loss, remission of the metabolic syndrome, and complications in Indian patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with a body mass index of 30–35 kg/m2. The setting was a cor...