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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2013; 19(39): 6590-6597
Published online Oct 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i39.6590
Bariatric surgery and diabetes remission: Sleeve gastrectomy or mini-gastric bypass?
Marco Milone, Matteo Nicola Dario Di Minno, Maddalena Leongito, Paola Maietta, Paolo Bianco, Caterina Taffuri, Dario Gaudioso, Roberta Lupoli, Silvia Savastano, Francesco Milone, Mario Musella
Marco Milone, Matteo Nicola Dario Di Minno, Maddalena Leongito, Paola Maietta, Paolo Bianco, Caterina Taffuri, Dario Gaudioso, Roberta Lupoli, Silvia Savastano, Francesco Milone, Mario Musella, Department of Advanced Biomedical Science, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy
Author contributions: Musella M and Milone M designed experiments; Musella M and Milone M performed research; Di Minno MND, Milone M, Lupoli R, Leongito M, Maietta P, Bianco P, Taffuri C, and Gaudioso G collected and analyzed the data; Milone M and Di Minno MND wrote the paper; Milone F and Musella M critically revised the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Dr. Marco Milone, MD, Department of Advanced Biomedical Science, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy. milone.marco@alice.it
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Received: June 16, 2013
Revised: July 29, 2013
Accepted: August 5, 2013
Published online: October 21, 2013
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Core Tip

Core tip: Duodenum exclusion could suggest the potential superiority of mini-gastric bypass over sleeve gastrectomy to obtain diabetes remission. This mechanism could suggest the potential superiority of mini-gastric bypass over sleeve gastrectomy to obtain diabetes remission. Thus, although the gold standard for diabetes remission is still the Roux-en-y gastric by pass, being similar mechanisms of diabetes remission involved and being easier to be performed, the mini-gastric by pass could become a valuable alternative.