Weight Loss After Sleeve Gastrectomy in Developmentally Delayed Adolescents and Young Adults

The prevalence of severe obesity, defined as a body mass index (BMI)> 35kg/m2, has been increasing in the adolescent population (1). Affecting between 4-6% of all youth, many of these adolescents and young adults with severe obesity also suffer from co-morbidities such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, and arthritis (2,3). The benefits of bariatric surgery and subsequent long-term weight loss have been extensively reviewed in adults (4,5), and more recently adolescent outcomes have been reported by the Teen-Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (Teen-LABS) study (6-8).
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Original articles Source Type: research