• Department of General Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, ChinaCorresponding Author: ZHENG Ya-min, E-mail: cpuzym@sina.com;
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Objective  To study the mechanism of gastric bypass operation on treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus, recognize the etiology and pathogenesy of the disease and frame therapy strategy for type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Methods  The literatures about gastric bypass operation on treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus, including clinical cases reports and evidence-based studies were reviewed.
Results  Gastrointestinal bypass operation was regarded as an effective treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus. There were three hypotheses of therapy mechanism: early delivery of nutrients to the distal intestine, exclusion of the proximal intestine and incretin/anti-incretin.
Conclusion  Gastrointestinal bypass operation is now considering as an effective treatment, there is still a lack of basic experimental studies to clarify the mechanism.

Citation: ZHENG Yamin,LI Fei,ZHANG Di.. Mechanism Study Progress of Gastrointestinal Bypass Operation on Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2009, 16(10): 866-868. doi: Copy