Bariatric Surgery: The Future of Obesity Management in Adolescents

Adv Pediatr. 2017 Aug;64(1):269-283. doi: 10.1016/j.yapd.2017.03.005.
No abstract available

Keywords: Adolescents; Bariatric surgery; Extreme obesity; Gastric bypass; Sleeve gastrectomy; Weight loss.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Bariatric Surgery / adverse effects
  • Bariatric Surgery / methods*
  • Body Mass Index*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Laparoscopy / adverse effects
  • Laparoscopy / methods*
  • Male
  • Obesity, Morbid / diagnosis
  • Obesity, Morbid / surgery*
  • Pediatric Obesity / diagnosis
  • Pediatric Obesity / epidemiology
  • Pediatric Obesity / surgery*
  • Postoperative Complications / epidemiology
  • Postoperative Complications / physiopathology
  • Prognosis
  • Quality of Life
  • Risk Assessment
  • Weight Loss / physiology*