A pilot study of laparoscopic gastric plication in adolescent patients with severe obesity

Metabolic and bariatric surgery in adolescents with severe obesity has been demonstrated to be safe and have long-term treatment efficacy. However, less than 0.1% of adolescents meeting criteria undergo surgery.

Source: Journal of Pediatric Surgery - February 11, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Jonathan DeAntonio, Hannah Cockrell, Hae Sung Kang, Melanie K. Bean, Nancy Thompson, Matthew Brengman, Claudio Oiticica, Edmond Wickham, David Lanning Source Type: research