ESPE Abstracts

Background: Obesity during childhood and adolescence can be accompanied by serious long-term adverse health and longevity outcomes. With increased use of bariatric surgery to treat obesity in these patients, diverse guidelines have been published, most of which exclude children aged younger than 14 years. Few reports describe laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in children and adolescents, delay in determining its safety and effectiveness and develop guidance regarding its use.</p...