Metabolic surgery refers to the surgical treatment of Diabetes Mellitus type 2, representing a new treatment option for this disease until now considered only medical treatment.
The derived Metabolic Surgery Bariatric Surgery or Surgery for Morbid Obesity. Two types of procedures are performed: el Bypass gástrico (see description) y el Bypass duodeno-yeyunal, which is to exclude the duodenum and proximal jejunum segment (first potions of the small intestine) the transit of food, producing changes in hormones and receptors in this area, which have to do with glycemic control. This procedure can also be performed in combination with the VSG. Unlike bariatric surgery, metabolic surgery can be performed on patients with a lower BMI 35 kg/m2 , since the main object thereof is to treat diabetes and obesity no.
In this type of surgery has been reported to remission of diabetes by 85% cases and improvement in 15%. It is ideal for patients who for some reason can not take their treatment correctly or those difficult to control.