Obesity in the young is increasingly prevalent. Early, effective intervention is paramount.
Treatment options are lifestyle modifications, pharmacological therapies, endoscopic …

Background Obesity in children and adolescents is an increasing problem associated with
multiple co-morbidities including metabolic and endocrine changes, cardiovascular …

Currently, no topic is more controversial in bariatric surgery than performing these
procedures on children with monogenic and syndromic forms of obesity. The medical …

Severe obesity is increasing in adolescents and is associated with cardiovascular disease,
type 2 diabetes mellitus, obstructive sleep apnoea, polycystic ovarian syndrome and a range …

Abstract Objects The purpose of this study was to investigate the long-term outcomes of
bariatric surgery in adolescents with obesity by including studies with a follow-up of at least …

More research is needed to clarify the roles and timing of diet, exercise, behavior
modification, pharmacotherapy, and surgical intervention. Also, long-term studies are …

Bariatric surgery is a safe and effective intervention to treat severe obesity and related
comorbidities in adolescents. No qualitative studies have explored the perspectives of US …

Pediatric obesity has reached near epidemic proportions in the United States. Parallel to
this, adult bariatric surgery has been proven to be safe and effective. It is only natural to …

A variety of European, North American and, recently, Middle East and Australasian
guidelines are now available for clinicians treating obese children and adolescents. This …

Abstract Purpose of Review In spite of the increasing prevalence of severe and complex
obesity in children, surgery as a potential management option is still not widely accepted …