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Review
. 2021:1307:321-330.
doi: 10.1007/5584_2020_511.

Surgical Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Youth

Anna Zenno  1 , Evan P Nadler  2   3
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Review

Surgical Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Youth

Anna Zenno et al. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2021.

Abstract

Bariatric surgery is currently the most effective weight loss treatment of severe obesity and its associated comorbidities and is being increasingly used to treat children and adolescents with severe obesity, including those with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). This review focuses on the conventional management of T2D in children and adolescents, comparison of various types of bariatric surgeries, effect of bariatric surgery on gastrointestinal physiology and metabolism, current literature on the use of bariatric surgery to treat youth with severe obesity and T2D, and the potential complications of bariatric surgery in this population.

Keywords: Adjustable gastric banding; Bariatric surgery; Pediatric obesity; Roux-en-Y gastric bypass; Type 2 diabetes; Vertical sleeve gastrectomy.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict-of-Interest Statement No potential conflicts of interest. No financial support.

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Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy. (From Slomski Slomski 2017)
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