Obesity in Adolescents and Youth: The Case for and against Bariatric Surgery

J Pediatr. 2019 Apr:207:18-22. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.11.058. Epub 2019 Jan 7.

Authors

Ahmed Khattab¹, Mark A Sperling²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Child Health Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ; Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
² Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY. Electronic address: mark.sperling@mssm.edu.

PMID: 30626484
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.11.058

No abstract available

Keywords: adolescent; bariatric surgery benefits and pitfalls; obesity and comorbidities.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Bariatric Surgery / adverse effects*
Bariatric Surgery / economics
Bariatric Surgery / methods
Bariatric Surgery / statistics & numerical data
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / complications
Female
Humans
Male
Patient Selection
Pediatric Obesity / complications
Pediatric Obesity / surgery*
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Weight Loss