Meta-Analysis
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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2020; 26(8): 865-876
Published online Feb 28, 2020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i8.865
Surgical outcome of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for resolution of type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Salman Yousuf Guraya, Tim Strate
Salman Yousuf Guraya, Clinical Sciences Department, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, United Arab Emirates
Tim Strate, Department of Surgery, Reinbek Hospital, Academic Teaching Hospital of the University of Hamburg, Reinbek D-21465, Germany
Author contributions: Guraya SY designed the research, performed literature search, systematic review, meta-analysis and prepared first and final draft of the article; Strate T reviewed the initial and final results of literature search and contributed in data selection; Both authors approved the final draft.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors deny any conflicts of interest.
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Corresponding author: Salman Yousuf Guraya, FRCS (Gen Surg), Director, Full Professor, Surgeon, Vice Dean College of Medicine, Head Surgery Unit, Clinical Sciences Department, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, United Arab Emirates. salmanguraya@gmail.com
Received: September 24, 2019
Peer-review started: September 24, 2019
First decision: November 27, 2019
Revised: December 23, 2019
Accepted: January 19, 2020
Article in press: January 19, 2020
Published online: February 28, 2020
Core Tip

Core tip: Based on our research findings, both laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy can be used for type 2 diabetes mellitus resolution in morbidly obese patients.