title: [Surgery for diabetes type 2?].
abstract: Diabetes mellitus type 2 is a chronic disease with increasing prevalence in western society. Obesity represents a well established risk factor for the development of diabetes mellitus type 2. Several studies on surgical procedures for the treatment of obesity have shown a postoperative reduction of obesity-related co-morbidities. Thus, diabetes mellitus type 2 was shown to resolve or improve in more than 75% of morbidly obese patients (BMI >35) after bariatric surgery. These insights paved the way for the advent of metabolic surgery - a novel field with the goal to improve glucose metabolism in patients with a BMI of less than 35. Encouraging results from mostly observational studies have sparked the interest in the surgical management of diabetes mellitus type 2.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie, Universitätsspital Zürich, Zürich. markus.k.mueller@usz.ch
authors.forename: Markus K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nocito
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schiesser
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000379:methods*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications; D015431:Weight Loss