Review Article

Efficacy of Laparoscopic Mini Gastric Bypass for Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 1

General characteristics of the noncontrolled single-arm LMGB studies.

Study characteristicsBaseline patient demographics1-year postoperative results
AuthorYearRegionNumber 
(M/F)
Age  
(range)
BMI  
(kg/m2)
Weight  
(kg)
WC (cm)T2DM  
patients
%EWLBMI (kg/m2)/ΔBMIWeight/weight loss (kg)Remission or  improvement of T2DM

Carbajo et al. [18]2005Spain209  
(37/172)
41 
(14–66)
48 
(39–86)
NRNRNR75%, 80% at 18 monthsNR/NRNR/NRNR

Rutledge and Walsh [19]2005USA2410  
(361/2049)
39 
(14–78)
46 ± 7 
(34–74)
NRNR24%80%29/NRNR/5983%

Wang et al. [20]2005Taiwan423 
(87/336)
30.6 ± 9.3 
(19–62)
44.2 ± 7 
(35.5–72.1)
120.3 ± 23.4 
(89–212.7)
NR7969.3%29.2/NRNR100%

Chakhtoura et al. [22]2008France100 
(23/77)
40.9 ± 11.5 
(17.5–62.4)
46.9 ± 7.4 
(32.8–72.4)
131 ± 23.1 
(82–203)
NRNone63 ± 14%31.9 ± 5.7/NR89.8 ± 18.4/NR NR

Lee et al. [23]2008Korea44 (6/38) 
114 (33/81) 
43 (19/24)
39 ± 8.9 
34.8 ± 9.2 
28.2 ± 8.7
31.7 ± 2.7 
40 ± 2.8 
51.4 ± 6
143.1 ± 9.8 
107.6 ± 5.1 
81.2 ± 5.1
103.4 ± 7.1 
117.6 ± 14.7 
137.8 ± 15.3
AllNRNR/8.5 ± 2.2 
NR/12.4 ± 3.2 
NR/17.9 ± 5.8
91.4 ± 9.8/NR  
79.2 ± 5.5/NR 
60.4 ± 3.3/NR
87.1%

Peraglie [25]2008USA16  
(2/14)
40 
(27–61)
62.4 
(60–73)
166 
(150–193)
NRNR57%, 65% at 2 yearsNRNR/63NR

Kim and Hur  
[26]
2011Korea10 
(2/8)
46.9 
(29–59)
27.2 
(25.3–29.9)
NRNRAllNRNR/23.4 
(21.3–25.6)
NR/NR70%

Piazza et al. [27]2011Italy197 
(50/147)
37.9 
(20–55)
52.9NRNRNR65%, 80% at 2 years39.4 ± 4.2/NRNR/NR90%

Noun et al. [28]2012Lebanon923 
(315/606)
32.77 ± 10 
(13–70)
42.5 ± 6.39 
(35–75)
121.64 ± 23.85 
(80–240)
NR19%69.9% ± 23.1%28.3 ± 4.8/NR80.3 ± 14.2/NR85%

Kim and Hur [29]2014Korea107 
(54/53)
46 ± 11 
(21–74)
25.3 ± 3.2 
(18–30)
NRNRAllNR22.9 ± 3.0/NRNR/NR53%, 63% at 2 and 90% at 3 years

Kular et al. [31]2014India1054 
(342/712)
38.4 ± 9.643.2 ± 7.4128.5 ± 25.2118.2 ± 15.7674 (64%)85%, 91% at 2 and 85% at 5 years26.2 ± 3.1/NRNR93.2% of remission; 
98% of improvement

Musella et al. [32]2014Italy974 
(475/499)
39.448 ± 4.58NRNR224 (22.9%)70.12 ± 8.35%, 77% at 5 years31.88 ± 4.91/NR91.5 ± 18.5/NR87%, 84.4% at 5 years

NR: not reported; postoperative results at 6 months.