Why earlier may be better: a look at the use of metabolic and bariatric surgery in the treatment of severe childhood obesity

Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2021 Dec;17(12):2107-2110. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2021.09.003. Epub 2021 Sep 8.

Authors

Rachel E Herdes¹, Deborah D Tsao², Janey S A Pratt²

Affiliations

¹ Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Palo Alto, California. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Adolescent Bariatric Surgery, Palo Alto, California.

PMID: 34565685
DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2021.09.003

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Bariatric Surgery*
Child
Humans
Obesity, Morbid* / surgery
Pediatric Obesity* / complications
Pediatric Obesity* / surgery