Metabolic surgery more effective than medical therapy in reducing microvascular complications in T2DM

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eMediNexus 10 February 2018

In a meta-analysis reported in British Journal of Surgery, metabolic surgery prevented the development of microvascular complications better than medical treatment in patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Metabolic surgery also improved pre-existing diabetic nephropathy compared with medical treatment.

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