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:
Kleiner DE,
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,
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:
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.