title: Bariatric Surgery: Overview of Procedures and Outcomes.
abstract: Bariatric surgery is the most efficient and long-lasting weight loss therapy available. Its safety has improved over tenfold over the last decade. With the advent of laparoscopy, mortality rates of are now under 1 per 1400 cases in accredited centers. Gastric bypass reduces diabetes-related mortality by 92% over 7 years and long lasting remission has been demonstrated in observational studies covering >10,000 patients and multiple randomized control trials. The benefit of bariatric surgery on diabetes is so substantial that these procedures should be considered in all type 2 diabetic patients with a BMI > 35 kg/m(2).
authors: Section of Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University, 300 Pasteur Drive, H3680A, Stanford, CA 94305-5655, USA.
authors: Dan E
authors: DE
authors: Azagury
authors: Section of Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University, 300 Pasteur Drive, H3680A, Stanford, CA 94305-5655, USA. Electronic address: morton@stanford.edu.
authors: John Magaña
authors: JM
authors: Morton
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000601:surgery; D015390:Gastric Bypass; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D064887:Observational Studies as Topic; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D015431:Weight Loss
keywords: Bariatric surgery; Comorbidities; Outcomes; Weight loss