Revisiting the Role of BMI in the Guidelines for Bariatric Surgery

Diabetes Care. 2016 Aug:39 Suppl 2:S268-73. doi: 10.2337/dcS15-3018.

Authors

Gabriella Segal-Lieberman¹, Pesach Segal², Dror Dicker³

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Endocrinology, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel gabriella.lieberman@sheba.health.gov.il.
² Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
³ Internal Medicine D and Obesity Clinic, Hasharon Hospital, Rabin Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.

PMID: 27440842
DOI: 10.2337/dcS15-3018

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Bariatric Surgery / methods*
Body Mass Index
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / complications
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / metabolism
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / surgery*
Humans
Metabolic Syndrome / complications
Metabolic Syndrome / metabolism
Metabolic Syndrome / surgery*
Obesity / complications
Obesity / metabolism
Obesity / surgery
Obesity, Morbid / complications
Obesity, Morbid / metabolism
Obesity, Morbid / surgery*
Patient Selection*
Practice Guidelines as Topic