Meta-Analysis
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2020.
World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2020; 26(8): 865-876
Published online Feb 28, 2020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i8.865
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Figure 1 Schematic algorithm for selection of studies in the meta-analysis for comparison of effectiveness of type 2 diabetes mellitus resolution by laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
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Figure 2 Comparison of the resolution of type 2 diabetes mellitus between laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. LSG: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy; LRYGB: Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass; T2DM: Type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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Figure 3 Forest plot comparing the resolution of type 2 diabetes mellitus by laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. LSG: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy; LRYGB: Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass; T2DM: Type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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Figure 4 Forest plots comparing the resolution of type 2 diabetes mellitus by laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass after 24 mo (A), 36 mo (B), and 60 mo (C). LSG: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy; LRYGB: Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass; T2DM: Type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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Figure 5 Funnel plot illustrating the symmetry of selected studies for type 2 diabetes mellitus resolution by laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. LSG: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy; LRYGB: Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass; T2DM: Type 2 diabetes mellitus.