Strength in Numbers

A familiar expression is “There is strength in numbers”. In their report, Long-term outcomes of bariatric surgery in adolescents with morbid obesity with a follow-up of at least 5 years: A systematic review1, Arturo-Cruz et al examine studies of adolescents who underwent bariatric surgical procedures and had follow-up o f 5 or more years. Following careful screening guidelines, they were able to identify just 10 publications totaling 455 subjects, ages 10 through 19 years, distributed among three different surgical interventions.
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research