Magnetic vs stapled technique in jejuno-ileal bipartition: one-year outcomes
Martin Fried, D. Michalsky, J. N. Buchwald, D. Charpentier, J. Schneider, Michel Gagner · 2026
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Martin Fried and colleagues compare two ways of joining small bowel loops in jejuno-ileal bipartition, a metabolic operation for mild obesity with type 2 diabetes. The standard route uses staples, cutting openings in the bowel, while the magnetic route squeezes two swallowed magnets together across the bowel walls until a connection forms. Their 2026 non-randomized study matched adults with body mass index between 30 and 40 by age and sex, following them for one year.
Neither group saw a trocar-site infection or a severe device-related event. Adjusted one-year figures showed the magnetic group slightly heavier, 93.3 kilograms against 91.3, yet with strikingly better blood sugar: HbA1c 41.5 against 56.2 millimoles per mole, fasting glucose 5.4 against 8.6 in the stapled group. Non-inferiority was met for body mass index, HbA1c, and fasting glucose, though not for weight itself. The authors call the magnetic technique safe, anatomy-sparing, and potentially more acceptable for patients.
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| CREATOR | Martin Fried, D. Michalsky, J. N. Buchwald, D. Charpentier, J. Schneider, Michel Gagner |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39980 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |