Surgical Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Youth

Bariatric surgery is currently the most effective weight loss treatment of severe obesity and its associated comorbidities and is being increasingly used to treat children and adolescents with severe obesity, including those with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). This review focuses on the conventional managem...

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Published inAdvances in experimental medicine and biology Vol. 1307; p. 321
Main Authors Zenno, Anna, Nadler, Evan P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.01.2021
Subjects
Adolescent
Bariatric Surgery - adverse effects
Child
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - surgery
Gastric Bypass
Humans
Laparoscopy
Obesity, Morbid - surgery
Treatment Outcome
Weight Loss
Type 2 diabetes
Vertical sleeve gastrectomy
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
Adjustable gastric banding
Pediatric obesity
Bariatric surgery
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Summary:Bariatric surgery is currently the most effective weight loss treatment of severe obesity and its associated comorbidities and is being increasingly used to treat children and adolescents with severe obesity, including those with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). This review focuses on the conventional management of T2D in children and adolescents, comparison of various types of bariatric surgeries, effect of bariatric surgery on gastrointestinal physiology and metabolism, current literature on the use of bariatric surgery to treat youth with severe obesity and T2D, and the potential complications of bariatric surgery in this population.
ISSN:0065-2598
DOI:10.1007/5584_2020_511