Abstract The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Pediatric Committee
updated their evidence-based guidelines published in 2012, performing a comprehensive …

The rising rates of severe obesity among adolescents in the United States indicate a dire
need for more intensive weight management strategies. While current evidence suggests …

METHODS: Adolescents (N= 222) referred for psychological evaluation at one institution for
bariatric surgery (2009–2017) completed semistructured clinical interviews to assess the …

Abstract Background/Objectives Weight-related quality of life (WRQOL) and generic health-
related quality of life (HRQOL) have been identified as important patient-reported outcomes …

Introduction Adolescent obesity is markedly increasing worldwide and bariatric surgery is
emerging as an effective treatment option. However, a subset of patients fails to achieve …

Background Childhood obesity is a devastating disease process disproportionately affecting
minority and low-income populations. Though bariatric surgery leads to durable weight loss …

Background Factors contributing to adolescents' non-completion of bariatric surgery, defined
as self-withdrawal during the preoperative phase of care, independent of program or …

Objective Rates of adolescents with severe obesity continue to rise worldwide, with
concurrent increases in metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) uptake. The gap between …

Background While bariatric surgery has demonstrated significant weight loss for adolescents
with severe obesity, only a limited number of adolescents referred to surgery successfully …

Purpose of review To provide an update on bariatric/metabolic surgery in adolescents
including pre-operative multidisciplinary workup, operative options, and outcomes Recent …