ESPE Abstracts

Background: Pelvic ultrasound is used for the diagnosis and follow-up of girls with precocious puberty (PP). This tool may be somewhat misleading, because during treatment some patients may persist with pubertal uterine and ovarian anatomy. Oestrogens decrease the resistance of the uterine arteries, so Doppler evaluation of these vessels might be a useful complementary exam to determine the effects of treatment in these patients.Objective and hypotheses:...

Background: Severe obesity among adolescents is increasing worldwide. Bariatric surgery is a controversial subject in this group of age, surgical timing is even more controversial. Patterns of surgical weight loss could be different between patients with greater excess weight, perhaps with less promising results.Objective and hypotheses: To compare anthropometric outcomes among adolescents with BMI 35–40 and over 40, underwent laparoscopic sleeve ga...