Is There a Role for Visceral Adiposity in Inducing Type 2 Diabetes Remission in Severely Obese Patients Following Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch Surgery?

Audrey Auclair; Julie Martin; Marjorie Bastien; Nadine Bonneville; Laurent Biertho; Simon Marceau; Frédéric-Simon Hould; Simon Biron; Stéfane Lebel; Odette Lescelleur; Paul Poirier

doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-015-1973-3

doi.org/10.1007/s11695-015-1973-3

Is There a Role for Visceral Adiposity in Inducing Type 2 Diabetes Remission in Severely Obese Patients Following Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch Surgery?

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Obesity Surgery2.90

Volume: 26, Issue: 8, Pages: 1717 - 1727

Published: Dec 9, 2015

Abstract

Background Severe obesity is often characterized by ectopic fat deposition, which is related to development of type 2 diabetes (T2D). Thus, resolution of T2D may not be linearly associated with weight loss. The importance of ectopic fat reduction after bariatric surgery and T2D resolution is...