Adjustable gastric banding surgery in morbidly obese adolescents experiences with ten patients
Dietrich, S.; Widhalm, K.; Prager, G.; Silberhummer, G. · Aktuelle Ernährungsmedizin · 2007 · Heft 5 · S. 1 bis 1
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Background: Excessive obesity (> 40o) in adolescents is increasing all over the world. In cases who do not respond in any regard to multidisciplinary treatment regimes, it seems the only possibility to offer bariatric surgical procedures. Aims of our study were to evaluate the long-term treatment (weight, comorbidities, psychology), to find out that patient who will benefit and to analyse the psychosocial background and psychological factors. Methods: Ten patients, who met the inclusions criteria, were included in the study (3 f, 7 m, 17.3 ± 3y). All underwent surgical therapy because of their morbid obesity at…