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PubMed ID:
26544725
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2016
Affiliation: From the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (T.H.I., T.M.J., M.A.H., M.H.Z., S.A.X.) and the University of Cincinnati (C.R.B.), Cincinnati, and Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus (M.P.M.) - all in Ohio; the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh (A.P.C.); Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston (M.L.B.); Women and Children's Hospital, University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY (C.M.H.); University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (M.K.C.); and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, MD (M.H.).
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1506699
Authors:
Lear D,
Eagleton J,
Gourash W,
Lee L,
Pierson S,
Gibbs C,
Farrell D,
Coburn C,
Rofey D,
Search R,
Shaw M,
Shirley E,
Topolski K,
Teich S,
Browne A,
Carter K,
Helton M,
Bowen B,
Yensel C,
Guittar P,
Murray RD,
Hedge A,
Smith K,
Baughcum A,
Wentzel G,
Davies P,
Evans M,
Torrance R,
Van Raaphorst R,
Yanovski S,
Miles C,
Marcovina SM,
Kleiner DE,
Daniels S,
Sheldon L,
Summer S,
Schafer-Kalkhoff T,
Boyce TW,
Liu Y,
Christian MS,
Erdman J,
Powers C,
Bishop L,
Andringa J,
Simakajornboon N,
Kollar L,
Kirk S,
Black J,
Spikes C,
Shaw L,
Carr A,
Akers R,
Miller R,
Bean J,
Barnett S,
Noll J,
Dolan L,
Garcia V,
Modi A,
Teen-LABS Consortium,
Buncher CR,
Horlick M,
Xanthakos SA,
Chen MK,
Zeller MH,
Harmon CM,
Brandt ML,
Helmrath MA,
Michalsky MP,
Jenkins TM,
Courcoulas AP,
Inge TH,
Vanderah L,
Mitsnefes M,
Urbina E,
Simmons M,
Sherman V,
Lee MC,
Allen D,
Caston N,
Turybury K,
Washington G,
Price K,
Clements R,
Stahl R,
Bray M,
Haynes B,
Austin H,
Cushing C,
Ramanathan R,
McCloskey CA,
Eid GM
Studies:
Adolescent Bariatrics: Assessing Health Benefits & Risks
Bariatric surgery is increasingly considered for the treatment of adolescents with severe obesity, but few prospective adolescent-specific studies examining the efficacy and safety of weight-loss surgery are available to support clinical decision making.
