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[Treatment of type 2 diabetes : risk and benefits of metabolic surgery]
Axelle Raggenbass-Frischknecht1, Jacques Philippe2, Giacomo Gastaldi2
1Service de médecine de premier recours, Département de médecine communautaire, de premier recours et des urgences, HUG, 1211 Genève 14.
Abstract:
Metabolic surgery is a serious option to treat type 2 diabetes. The latest guidelines consider surgery as one of the first option, especially in patients suffering from severe obesity or those who have uncontrolled diabetes. However, the radicality of metabolic surgery limits its prescription and is difficult to handle. Indeed, criteria of success remain insufficently understood in order to help caregivers to rigorously select the right candidates. This article proposes a review of the literature on the risks and benefits of metabolic surgery for the diabetic obese patient.
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