Endocrine Abstracts

Background and Aim: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) disparately affects ethnic groups. Prevalence is higher in Asian and Black ethnicities, and these patients suffer increased rates of some diabetes-related complications. Bariatric surgery is an effective treatment for T2DM and can lead to complete diabetes remission. The aim of this study was to assess if T2DM remission rates at 1-year following bariatric surgery vary between different ethnicities.Metho...

Introduction: An excessively long blind-end of the alimentary limb following RYGB, known as a ‘candy cane’ (CC), may cause symptoms such as pain, gastrointestinal symptoms and weight regain. Very few studies have examined the efficacy of surgical resection of the CC. We aimed to assess symptom resolution following CC surgery.Methods: Single centre observational study of 28 CC revisions from 2010 to 2017 (mean age 45±8, female preponderance...