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Duodenal-Jejunal Bypass Surgery in Diet-Induced Obese Diabetic Mice
Published on: October 18, 2024
[Current status and prospect of surgical treatment for diabetes mellitus]
Zhen-yuan Qian1, Zai-yuan Ye, Qin-shu Shao
1Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Zhejiang Provincal People's Hospital, Hangzhou, China.
Abstract:
Diabetes surgery is a new concept in recent years, which means controlling blood sugar or curing diabetes through some surgical methods. From the commencement of bariatric surgery in the 1950s to the discovery of the special function of decreasing blood sugar after these surgeries in 1970s, and then the fast developing of diabetes surgery in the past 30 years, now there seems be a different answer to the question that if we can cure diabetes. In this article, we review the historical evolution, surgical procedure, potential mechanism and outlook of diabetes surgery.
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