Session Number:
S08
Session Title:
Bariatric surgery - a cure for type 2 diabetes
Session Type:
Symposium
Session Start/End Time:
Thursday, Oct 01, 2009, 8:30 AM -10:30 AM
Location:
van Swieten Hall
Presenters:
 
 
Chair--R. Gomis;
Servicio de Endocrinología, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain.
 
Chair--C.M. Rotella;
Clinical Pathophysiology, University of Florence, Italy.

 
Surgery for the non-obese type 2 diabetes patient--F. Rubino;
Gastrointestinal Metabolic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, United States.
 
Endocrine effects of bariatric surgery and their potential role in improved glucose and lipid metabolism--P.J. Havel;
Dept. of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA, United States.
 
Long-term effects of bariatric surgery--L. Sjöström;
Department of Body Composition and Metabolism, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
 
Cost-effectiveness of surgery for diabetes--N. Finer;
Institute for Metabolic Science, Cambridge University School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, United Kingdom.