Impact of Different Criteria on Type 2 Diabetes Remission Rate After Bariatric SurgerySevere obesityLaparoscopic sleeve gastrectomyLaparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypassType 2 diabetes mellitus remissionLaparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) achieve similar ...
Impact of Different Criteria on Type 2 Diabetes Remission Rate After Bariatric SurgerySevere obesityLaparoscopic sleeve gastrectomyLaparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypassType 2 diabetes mellitus remissionBackground Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) achieve...
Nearly all policies covered gastric bypass (61/61) and gastric banding (60/61), but only 9.8% covered sleeve gastrectomy. Only 11.5% of the plans requ ired surgery performed at Centers of Excellence and 8.2% specified surgeon certifications. Conclusion Specific barriers and limitations to coverage...
Bariatric surgery is considered the best treatment for clinically severe obesity, which can result in long-term body weight loss and the control or remission of comorbidities [15]. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and sleeve gastrectomy (SG) are the most common procedures used in bariatric surge...
Exclusion criteria were: (a) open or robotic surgery, (b) other bariatric techniques, and previous bariatric surgery, for any reason (e.g., conversion of sleeve gastrectomy to Roux-en-Y-gastric bypass for complications of SG). All procedures were performed laparoscopically following a technique...