Bariatric surgery is the most effective available treatment for obesity. The most frequently
performed operation, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), causes profound weight loss and …

Several gastrointestinal (GI) operations that were designed to promote weight loss can
powerfully ameliorate type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Although T2DM is traditionally …

Background: The exclusion of the proximal small intestine is thought to play a major role in
the rapid improvement in the metabolic control of diabetes after gastric bypass. Objective: In …

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) greatly improves glycaemic control in morbidly obese
patients with type 2 diabetes, in many even before significant weight loss. Understanding the …

Background: The endoscopically placed duodenal-jejunal bypass sleeve or EndoBarrier
Gastrointestinal Liner has been designed to achieve weight loss in morbidly obese patients …

Bariatric surgery is currently the most effective method to promote major, sustained weight
loss. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), the most commonly performed bariatric operation …

BACKGROUND: The duodenojejunal bypass liner (DJBL)(EndoBarrier Gastrointestinal
Liner) is an endoscopically placed and removable intestinal liner that creates a …

Objective: Investigate the safety and efficacy of 6 months' duodenal-jejunal bypass liner
(DJBL) treatment in comparison with dietary intervention for obesity and type 2 diabetes …

Background Bariatric procedures excluding the proximal small intestine improve glycemic
control in type 2 diabetes within days. To gain insight into the mediators involved, we …

Compared with bariatric surgery, less invasive and reversible techniques to counteract
obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) have been developed, including the EndoBarrier G …