ArticleAnnals of surgical treatment and research2019
Long-term effect of bariatric surgery versus conventional therapy in obese Korean patients: a multicenter retrospective cohort study.
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- First study on the outcomes of biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch in Chinese patients with obesity.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
- Assessment of Endothelial Function in Iranian Healthy Obese Patients after Bariatric Surgery.Advanced biomedical research · 2022Article
- A national survey on current clinical practice pattern of Korean Medicine doctors for treating obesity.PloS one · 2022Article
- Restoration for the foregut surgery: bridging gaps between foregut surgery practice and academia.Journal of minimally invasive surgery · 2021Review
- Bariatric surgery versus medical therapy in Korean obese patients: prospective multicenter nonrandomized controlled trial (KOBESS trial).Annals of surgical treatment and research · 2021Article
- Outcomes of Diabetic Retinopathy Post-Bariatric Surgery in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- Changes in Plasma Growth Differentiation Factor-15 After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Morbidly Obese Patients: A Prospective Study.Journal of inflammation research · 2021Article
- Current Status of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery in Daejeon and Chungcheong Province: Early Experiences after Public Medical Insurance Coverage in 2019.Journal of metabolic and bariatric surgery · 2020Article
- Multiagonist Unimolecular Peptides for Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: Current Advances and Future Directions.Clinical medicine insights. Endocrinology and diabetes · 2020Review
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Abstract
purposeLong-term results following bariatric surgery compared to conventional treatments has never been reported in morbidly obese Korean patients. This study aimed to evaluate the long-term efficacy of bariatric surgery in morbidly obese Korean patients compared to conventional medical treatments.
methodsIn this multicenter retrospective cohort study, we reviewed 137 obese subjects between January 2008 and February 2011 with a body mass index (BMI) > 30 kg/m
resultsThe median follow-up period was 72.1 months (range 19.3-109.7 months). At the last follow-up, the surgery group showed a greater amount of total weight loss than the conventional treatment group (24.9% vs. 2.8%, P < 0.001). The prevalence of diabetes and hypertension significantly decreased in the surgery group, while the conventional treatment group showed a marked increase in these comorbidities. In the surgery group, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy achieved comparable long-term weight loss (26.5% vs. 22.4%, respectively; P = 0.087).
conclusionIn the long-term, bariatric surgery achieved and maintained significantly greater weight reduction, as well as a decrease in obesity-related comorbidities, than did conventional medical therapy in morbidly obese Korean patients.
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