Surgery results in greater improvement in weight loss outcomes and weight associated comorbidities compared with non-surgical interventions , regardless of the type of procedures used .
When compared with each other , certain procedures result ed in greater weight loss and improvements in comorbidities than others .
Outcomes were similar between RYGB and sleeve gastrectomy , and both of these procedures had better outcomes than adjustable gastric b and ing .
For people with very high BMI , biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch result ed in greater weight loss than RYGB .
Isolated sleeve gastrectomy led to better weight-loss outcomes than adjustable gastric b and ing after three years follow-up .
BACKGROUND Bariatric ( weight loss ) surgery for obesity is considered when other treatments have failed .
The effects of the available bariatric procedures compared with medical management and with each other are uncertain .
This is an up date of a Cochrane review first published in 2003 and most recently up date d in 2009 .
OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of bariatric surgery for overweight and obesity , including the control of comorbidities .
Superior weight loss and lower HbA1c 3 years after duodenal switch compared with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass--a randomized controlled trial.
BACKGROUND Obesity is a rising threat to public health . The relative increase in the incidence of morbid obesity is most pronounced in the most severely obese .  Roux-en-Y gastric bypass ( RYGB ) results in inferior weight loss in this group . Therefore , we have offered biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch ( BPD/DS ) as an alternative for this patient category . Our objective was to compare BPD/DS and RYGB in the surgical treatment of morbid obesity in patients with a body mass index ( BMI ) > 48 kg/m(2 ) . The setting was a university hospital in Sweden . METHODS In a controlled trial ( registration number IS RCT N10940791 ) , 47 patients ( 25 men , BMI 54.5 ± 6.1 kg/m(2 ) ) were r and omized to RYGB ( n = 23 ) or BPD/DS ( n = 24 ) . Biochemical data were collected preoperatively and 1 and 3 years postoperatively . A question naire addressing weight , general satisfaction , and gastrointestinal symptoms was distributed a median of 4 years postoperatively . RESULTS Both procedures were safe . The duration of surgery and postoperative morphine consumption were greater after BPD/DS than after RYGB ( 157 versus 117 min and 140 versus 93 mg , respectively ) . BPD/DS result ed in greater weight loss  than RYGB ( -23.2 ± 4.9 versus -16.2 ± 6.9 BMI units or 80 % ± 15 % versus 51 % ± 23 % excess BMI loss , P < .001 ) . BPD/DS  yielded lower glucose and glycated hemoglobin levels at 3 years . More patients listed troublesome diarrhea and malodorous flatus in the question naire after BPD/DS , but no significant difference was seen ( P = .078 and P = .073 , respectively ) . CONCLUSIONS BPD/DS produced superior weight results and lower glycated hemoglobin levels compared with RYGB in patients with a BMI > 48 kg/m(2 ) . Both operations yield high satisfaction rates . However , diarrhea tended to be more common after BPD/DS
Surgery results in greater improvement in weight loss outcomes and weight associated comorbidities compared with non-surgical interventions , regardless of the type of procedures used .
When compared with each other , certain procedures result ed in greater weight loss and improvements in comorbidities than others .
Outcomes were similar between RYGB and sleeve gastrectomy , and both of these procedures had better outcomes than adjustable gastric b and ing .
For people with very high BMI , biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch result ed in greater weight loss than RYGB .
Isolated sleeve gastrectomy led to better weight-loss outcomes than adjustable gastric b and ing after three years follow-up .
BACKGROUND Bariatric ( weight loss ) surgery for obesity is considered when other treatments have failed .
The effects of the available bariatric procedures compared with medical management and with each other are uncertain .
This is an up date of a Cochrane review first published in 2003 and most recently up date d in 2009 .
OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of bariatric surgery for overweight and obesity , including the control of comorbidities .