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Affiliation
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Authors
Akers R, Allen D, Andringa J, Austin H, Barnett SJ, Baughcum A, Bishop L, Bowen B, Boyce TW, Brandt ML, Bray M, Browne A, Buncher R, Carr A, Carter K, Christian MS, Clements R, Coburn C, Courcoulas A, Cushing C, Daniels S, Davies P, Dolan L, Eagleton J, Eid GM, Eneli I, Farrell D, Garcia V, Gibbs C, Gourash W, Guittar P, Harmon CM, Haynes B, Hedge A, Helmrath M, Helton M, Horlick M, Inge TH, Jenkins TM, Kirk S, Kollar L, Lear D, Lee L, Lee MC, Liu Y, McCloskey CA, Michalsky MP, 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, Sherman V, Simmons M, Smith K, Spikes C, Stahl R, Summer S, Teen-LABS Consortium, Teich S, Trout S, Walters-Salas T, Washington G, Wentzel G, Wright C, Xanthakos SA, Yensel C, Zeller MH
Studies
Citation
Inge TH, Zeller MH, Jenkins TM, Helmrath M, Brandt ML, Michalsky MP, Harmon CM, Courcoulas A, Horlick M, Xanthakos SA, Dolan L, Mitsnefes M, Barnett SJ, Buncher R, Teen-LABS Consortium. Perioperative outcomes of adolescents undergoing bariatric surgery: the Teen-Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (Teen-LABS) study. JAMA Pediatr 2014 Jan;168(1):47-53.Abstract
Severe obesity in childhood is a major health problem with few effective treatments. Weight-loss surgery (WLS) is being used to treat severely obese adolescents, although with very limited data regarding surgical safety for currently used, minimally invasive procedures.