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PubMed ID
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.).
Authors
Akers R, Allen D, Andringa J, Austin H, Barnett S, Baughcum A, Bean J, Bishop L, Black J, Bowen B, Boyce TW, Brandt ML, Bray M, Browne A, Buncher CR, Carr A, Carter K, Caston N, Chen MK, Christian MS, Clements R, Coburn C, Courcoulas AP, Cushing C, Daniels S, Davies P, Dolan L, Eagleton J, Eid GM, Erdman J, Evans M, Farrell D, Garcia V, Gibbs C, Gourash W, Guittar P, Harmon CM, Haynes B, Hedge A, Helmrath MA, Helton M, Horlick M, Inge TH, Jenkins TM, Kirk S, Kleiner DE, Kollar L, Lear D, Lee L, Lee MC, Liu Y, Marcovina SM, McCloskey CA, Michalsky MP, Miles C, Miller R, Mitsnefes M, Modi A, Murray RD, Noll J, Pierson S, Powers C, Price K, Ramanathan R, Rofey D, Schafer-Kalkhoff T, Search R, Shaw L, Shaw M, Sheldon L, Sherman V, Shirley E, Simakajornboon N, Simmons M, Smith K, Spikes C, Stahl R, Summer S, Teen-LABS Consortium, Teich S, Topolski K, Torrance R, Turybury K, Urbina E, Vanderah L, Van Raaphorst R, Washington G, Wentzel G, Xanthakos SA, Yanovski S, Yensel C, Zeller MH
Studies
Citation
Inge TH, Courcoulas AP, Jenkins TM, Michalsky MP, Helmrath MA, Brandt ML, Harmon CM, Zeller MH, Chen MK, Xanthakos SA, Horlick M, Buncher CR, Teen-LABS Consortium. Weight Loss and Health Status 3 Years after Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents. N Engl J Med 2016 Jan 14;374(2):113-23. Epub 2015 Nov 6.

Abstract

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.