The Prevalence of Co-Morbidities in Adults and Adolescents Seeking Sleeve Gastrectomy Julie Liu BS1, Mireya Montalvan-Panzer MS1, Ilene Fennoy MD MPH1, Jennifer Woo Baidal MD MPH1, Lori Lynch CPNP1, Elizabeth Ranish RD1, Robyn Sysko PHD2, Jeffrey L. Zitsman MD1 1Center for Adolescent Bariatric Surgery Columbia University Medical Center New York, New York 2Eating and Weight Disorders Program Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai New York, New York

Background: Individuals with morbid obesity may undergo surgical treatments such as sleeve gastrectomy for effective and sustainable weight loss. Little is known about the prevalence of obesity-related co-morbidities among populations of adolescents and adults seeking weight loss surgery.
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research