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Published on: December 18, 2017
Resolution of Diabetes Following Vertical Gastroplasty in Morbidly Obese Patients
1Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, M13 9Wl, UK.
Abstract:
Case reports are presented in three patients treated for morbid obesity by vertical gastroplasty. Prior to surgery, the patients had diabetes which required insulin, up to 200 units per day, or oral hypoglycemics for its control. Six months after surgery the diabetes had been resolved in all three patients, and they were no longer dependent on medication. Subjective reports from the patients suggests that their quality of life improved significantly
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