The effect of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in the treatment of hypertension and diabetes

ABSTRACT Introduction: obesity has become a public health problem in Brazil and worldwide, due to its high prevalence. It is considered a risk factor for systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) and type 2 diabetes mellitus T2DM. Although lifestyle changes can control and even achieve complete T2DM re...

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Published in:	Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
Main Authors:	GIULIA MARCHETTI, ANDRÉ ORSINI ARDENGH, PATRÍCIA COLOMBO-SOUZA, PAULO KASSAB, WILSON RODRIGUES FREITAS-JR, ELIAS JIRJOSS ILIAS
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões 2020-11-01
Subjects:	Bariatric Surgery Diabetes Mellitus Hypertension Obesity
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69912020000100204&tlng=en