title: [Metabolic surgery and remission of type 2 diabetes].
abstract: A new therapeutic field is developing from bariatric surgery. Gastrointestinal surgery does not only seem to be a very efficacious method for weight reduction but may also have the potential to reduce obesity-related metabolic disorders. Even if there is still a lack of prospective randomized trials evaluating the correct indications for metabolic surgery in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, there is the legitimate expectation that the surgical approach can be successful. This article provides an overview of the current state of bariatric surgery and gives a surgical perspective on the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, Universitätsklinik Freiburg, Freiburg. goran.marjanovic@uniklinik-freiburg.de
authors.forename: Goran
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marjanovic
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Winkler
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schewe
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Küsters
authors.forename: U T
authors.initials: UT
authors.lastname: Hopt
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kulemann
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Karcz
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000601:surgery*; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome