Should bariatric surgery be performed in adolescents?

05 Jun 2017


Read the latest debate in EJE. 

Adolescent obesity has markedly increased worldwide in both its extent and prevalence in recent decades and obesity prevention strategies are failing. As a result, effective treatment strategies are urgently needed. In this debate article, they offer arguments opposing and supporting bariatric surgery in the treatment of severe obesity in adolescents. 


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