Bariatric surgery for Prader-Willi syndrome was ineffective in producing sustainable weight loss: Long term results for up to 10 years.

Shirley Yuk Wah LiuSimon Kin-Hung WongCandice Chuen-Hing LamEnders Kwok-Wai Ng

Published in: Pediatric obesity (2019)

Bariatric surgery could not produce sustainable long-term weight loss or comorbidity resolution in PWS. This study suggests that bariatric surgery cannot be recommended to PWS patients as a standard treatment.

Keyphrases

bariatric surgery
weight loss
obese patients
roux en y gastric bypass
gastric bypass
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
type diabetes
prognostic factors
weight gain
growth hormone
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
patient reported