Morbid Obesity in Adolescents : Conservative Treatment and Surgical Approaches

As the worldwide prevalence of morbid obesity among adolescents continues to rise, recent years have seen a large increase in the performance of adolescent bariatric surgery. While surgical intervention often becomes necessary when conservative weight-loss therapies have failed, no standards regarding the post-operative regimen and long-term management of adolescent patients have been established. Thus, the treatment of obesity and its co-morbidities requires a multidisciplinary approach, taking into account epidemiological, clinical, nutritional, and genetic aspects of morbid obesity in the pediatric age group. This volume discusses both conventional therapy and surgical options for morbid obesity in the pediatric age group. In the first part, obesity-related diseases, genetics, and psychological factors are analyzed. The second part focuses on current bariatric surgery procedures, including dietary restrictions and guidelines to prevent nutritional deficiencies common after surgery. Therefore, the book will prove an invaluable resource for pediatricians, surgeons, nutritionists, dieticians, and all other health professionals who treat adolescent obesity Front Matter....Pages i-viii Paediatric Body Composition Measurement Techniques in Morbidly Obese Patients....Pages 1-6 Insulin Resistance in the Morbidly Obese Adolescent....Pages 7-14 Inflammation as a Trigger for Insulin Resistance and Cardiometabolic Disease....Pages 15-20 Inpatient Lifestyle Interventions to Treat Childhood Obesity....Pages 21-26 Conservative Treatment for Morbidly Obese Adolescents: The German Experience....Pages 27-39 Comorbidities: Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver in Childhood Obesity....Pages 41-53 Measurement of Atherosclerosis in Morbidly Obese Adolescents....Pages 55-65 Arthritis and Joint Problems in Morbidly Obese Adolescents....Pages 67-74 Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents: Practical Guidelines from a Pediatrician’s Point of View....Pages 75-81 Vitamin Deficiencies After Bariatric Surgery?....Pages 83-91 Laparoscopic Gastric Banding....Pages 93-99 Metabolic Surgery in Adolescents....Pages 101-116 Situation in Sweden....Pages 117-138 Experiences from Adolescents at the Viennese Center for Bariatric Surgery....Pages 139-144 Is There an Indication for BPD-DS/BPD? What the Potential Advantages/Disadvantages to RYNGB?....Pages 145-157 Psychological, Nutritional and Sports-Scientific Aspects of Obesity in Adolescence....Pages 159-171 Current Guidelines of Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents....Pages 173-181 Cardiovascular Risk in Childhood Obesity....Pages 183-192 Kurt Widhalm, Gerhard Prager, Editors. Includes Bibliographical References. Mode Of Access: World Wide Web.