The increasing incidence of adolescent bariatric surgery

Morbid obesity continues to be a significant problem within the United States, as overweight/obesity rates are nearing 33%. Bariatric surgery has had success in treating obesity in adults and is becoming a viable treatment option for obese adolescents. We studied 1615 inpatient admissions for childr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of pediatric surgery Jg. 48; H. 12; S. 2401 - 2407
Hauptverfasser:	Zwintscher, Nathan P., Azarow, Kenneth S., Horton, John D., Newton, Christopher R., Martin, Matthew J.
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.2013
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Bariatric surgery Bariatric Surgery - methods Bariatric Surgery - statistics & numerical data Child Databases, Factual Female Gastric bypass Humans Logistic Models Male Morbid obesity Obesity, Morbid - surgery Pediatric Pediatric Obesity - surgery Pediatrics Postoperative Complications - epidemiology Surgery Treatment Outcome United States Young Adult United States Morbid obesity Pediatric Bariatric surgery Adolescent Gastric bypass
ISSN:	0022-3468, 1531-5037, 1531-5037
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