ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: Until recently, bariatric surgery (BS) has been the only option for clinically meaningful weight reduction for adolescents and youth with extreme obesity. Low participation rate in follow-up examinations and low supplement intake after BS in adolescents has been described in literature (PMID: 24048144, 25078533). We developed a structured pre- and post-bariatric surgery program in order to improve follow-up rate and supplement intake in adolescen...

Background/Aim: Serum NAMPT (nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase) levels are altered in adult patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). However, less is known about NAMPT serum levels children and adolescents and their association with parameters of liver function.Methods: Blood and anthropometric data of 416 children and adolescents who participated in the LIFE Child Study Leipzig were collected. Serum NAMPT (Adipogen) and cytokeratin-...