Surgical management strategies for extremely obese adolescents

Thomas H. Inge; Stavra A. Xanthakos

doi:10.1089/obe.2008.0165

Surgical management strategies for extremely obese adolescents

Thomas H. Inge, Stavra A. Xanthakos

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Abstract

Surgical weight loss is an appropriate consideration for adolescents with severe obesity and with medical comorbidities who have failed to lose weight through conventional dietary interventions and behavioral modification. Provided that postoperative medical monitoring can be ensured, both RYGB and AGB will likely demonstrate favorable risk:benefit ratios for the adolescent age group. Other procedures such as LSG are increasingly being studied and may also be appropriate for adolescents in the future. Given the epidemic rise in extreme obesity and health complications associated with this problem, and given the improvement in adiposity and comorbidities and quality of life following surgery, pediatric healthcare delivery systems will more commonly need to consider how to provide safe and effective surgical interventions to selected individuals.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	111-116
Number of pages	6
Journal	Obesity Management
Volume	4
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1089/obe.2008.0165
State	Published - Jun 1 2008
Externally published	Yes

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Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Nutrition and Dietetics

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Surgical management strategies for extremely obese adolescents

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