Rates of obesity are increasing rapidly among young patients and nonsurgical methods
of treating this epidemic are largely ineffective in this population. Bariatric surgery
has proved to be safe and effective even in prepubertal children for weight loss and
resolution of obesity associated comorbidities such as diabetes. However, these benefits
have to be weighed against the risks of bariatric surgery including operative complications
and post-operative micronutrient deficiencies. There is a scarcity of literature examining
weight loss over time associated with bariatric surgery in young patients as compared
to their older counterparts.
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