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TL;DR: The overall risk of death and other adverse outcomes after bariatric surgery was low and varied considerably according to patient characteristics, andExtreme values of body-mass index were significantly associated with an increased risk of the composite end point, whereas age, sex, race, ethnic group, and other coexisting conditions were not.

TL;DR: In severely obese patients with type 2 diabetes, bariatric surgery resulted in better glucose control than did medical therapy and preoperative BMI and weight loss did not predict the improvement in hyperglycemia after these procedures.

TL;DR: Laroscopic sleeve gastrectomy with second-stage Roux-en-Y gastric bypass are feasible and effective procedures based on short-term results.

TL;DR: Although technically feasible, the laparoscopic Whipple procedure may not improve the postoperatively outcome or shorten the postoperative recovery period.

TL;DR: There was substantial weight loss 3 years after bariatric surgery, with the majority experiencing maximum weight change during the first year, however, there was variability in the amount and trajectories of weight loss and in diabetes, blood pressure, and lipid outcomes.