Table 12: Summary of Findings on Diabetes Resolution After Vertical Banded Gastroplasty.

Study (Year)	Diabetes Definition	Follow-up, Months	Patients With Comorbidity at Baseline, N	Resolved, % (n)	Improved, % (n)	No Change, % (n)	Worse, % (n)
Melissas (2001)	Based on the dose of medication needed. It was considered resolved when no medication was necessary.	34–48	10	100 (10)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)

(Table reproduced with kind permission from ECRI. Bariatric Surgery for Obesity. 2004. Plymouth Meeting, PA, ECRI. Technology Assessment Report.)