PubMed ID:
27289123
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2016
Affiliation: Departments of Medicine and Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.2337/dc15-2138
Authors:
Courcoulas A,
Cummings DE,
Dakin G,
Flum DR,
Garcia L,
McCloskey C,
Mitchell J,
Pender J,
Pomp A,
Pories W,
Purnell JQ,
Selzer F,
Staten MA,
Wahed AS,
Wolfe BM
Studies:
Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery
The goals of this study were to determine baseline and postbariatric surgical characteristics associated with type 2 diabetes remission and if, after controlling for differences in weight loss, diabetes remission was greater after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP) than laparoscopic gastric banding (LAGB).