Bariatric surgery in morbidly obse adolescents: a 4 years follow-up of ten patients

Introduction: In cases which do not respond to non-surgical multidisciplinary treatment regimes, it seems the only possibility to offer bariatric surgical procedures. Methods: All 10 patients (17.3±3y, BMI 49.1±6.8kg/m2), who underwent a bariatric surgery because of their morbid obesity at the Medical University of Vienna were included in the study and underwent medical care, psychological and nutritional treatment from a physician, a psychologist, and a nutrition expert before and after surgery (follow up for a mean of 41±15.6 months) at regular intervals. Results: In total all patients had a BMI loss of -10.33…