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Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents

  • Robert Michael Dorman
  • , J. Hunter Mehaffey
  • , Carroll M. Harmon
  • Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo
  • University of Virginia

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Abstract

Bariatric surgery is increasingly applied to the adolescents with the dramatic increase in obesity in this population. While there are technical similarities to the adult procedures, there are special considerations needed for application to pediatric patients. The interventions most commonly utilized are the gastric bypass and the sleeve gastrectomy. This chapter will review the physiologic, metabolic, and technical point relevant to successful surgical management of the adolescent with obesity. Surgical management of obesity has demonstrated excellent outcomes with improvement in comorbidities.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe SAGES Manual of Pediatric Minimally Invasive Surgery
PublisherSpringer Science+Business Media
Pages633-647
Number of pages15
ISBN (Electronic)9783319436425
ISBN (Print)9783319436401
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2016

Keywords

  • Adjustable gastric band
  • Adolescent
  • Bariatric surgery
  • Biliopancreatic limb
  • Body mass index
  • Gastrojejunostomy
  • Laparoscopy
  • Obesity
  • Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
  • Sleeve gastrectomy

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