PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Hoyle, Brian ED - Pontiroli, Antonio E. TI - Bariatric Surgery Confers Long-Term Protection for Patients with and without Diabetes DP - 2014 Aug 01 TA - MD Conference Express PG - 17--18 VI - 14 IP - 19 4099 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/19/17.short 4100 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/19/17.full AB - Gastric banding surgery confers long-term (up to 17 years) protection from death and the development of cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes mellitus in patients with and without diabetes, according to the results of a study.