Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy for Adolescents Under 18 Years Old with Severe Obesity.
Panagiotis LainasGianpaolo De FilippoGiuseppe Di GiuroRabih MikhaelPierre BougneresIbrahim DagherPublished in: Obesity surgery (2020)
This study suggests that LSG is safe and effective for patients under 18 years old, resulting in significant weight loss, comorbidity remission, and QoL improvement. Careful patient selection after adequate risk versus benefit evaluation by an expert multidisciplinary team is essential.
Keyphrases
- weight loss
- end stage renal disease
- bariatric surgery
- newly diagnosed
- young adults
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- type diabetes
- roux en y gastric bypass
- prognostic factors
- quality improvement
- case report
- palliative care
- peritoneal dialysis
- weight gain
- gastric bypass
- early onset
- patient reported outcomes
- drug induced
- body mass index