Bariatric surgery for adolescents: A view from the American Pediatric Surgical Association

Pediatrics

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 255-256

  Rodgers, Bradley M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Amer Pediatric Surgical Association   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; BARIATRIC SURGERY; HUMAN; MORBID OBESITY; NOTE; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTRIC BYPASS; GASTROPLASTY; HUMANS; OBESITY, MORBID; PEDIATRICS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3042800596     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.114.1.255     Document Type: Note

References (2)

1. Inge TH, Krebs NF, Garcia VF, et al. Bariatric surgery for severely overweight adolescents: concerns and recommendations. Pediatrics 2004; 114:217-223
2. NIH Conference. Gastrointestinal surgery for severe obesity. Proceedings of an NIH Consensus Development Conference, March 25-27, 1991, Bethesda, MD. Am J Clin Nutr. 1992;55(suppl):S487-S619