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ReviewAnnals of translational medicine2020

Diabetes improvement and bariatric surgery-review of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Jeffrey Gu, Ashley Vergis

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Review in Annals of translational medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jeffrey GuCommunity Health and Epidemiology, Department of General Surgery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.
Ashley VergisSection of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Rady College of Medicine, Max Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
University of Manitoba · CAUniversity of Saskatchewan · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are globally escalating major health care issues. For both obesity and T2DM management, it has been well established that bariatric surgery is superior to lifestyle and medical management alone. Over the past two decades, the introduction of laparoscopic vertical sleeve gastrectomy (LVSG) has seen a marked rise in usage, and combined with laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB), these two procedures represent more than 80% of all bariatric surgeries globally. However, the differences in effectiveness between these two procedures have been less clearly defined. This article will serve as a focused review of the literature comparing LRYGB and LVSG for T2DM management. Based on our review, we believe that both procedures are very effective at improving T2DM care, especially compared with conventional medical management. However, there may be a modest benefit to be had by using LRYGB over LVSG.

Indexed as

Bariatric surgeryRoux-et-Y gastric bypass (RYGB)sleeve gastrectomytype 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)

Identifiers

PMID32309414
PMCPMC7154331
OpenAlexW3003752365

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