Sleeve Gastrectomy in a 10-year-old Child
- 8 April 2008
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Obesity Surgery
- Vol. 18 (6), 733-736
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-007-9328-3
Abstract
Adolescents bariatric surgery (ABS) in morbid obesity (MO), with or without comorbid conditions, is and will be more and more indicated. Restrictive operations have the advantage of no influence on absorption. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) can be an excellent alternative. A LSG was done in a 10-year-old boy, body mass index (BMI) 42, who has Blount’s disease (tibia vara) with severe pain at the knee joints that made him a wheelchair-bound person. He had a LSG and gallbladder removal without incidents. Eight months later, he has a BMI 28 and almost all his knees pain is gone. No side effects have been detected. A LSG may be the ideal bariatric operation for ABS with MO.Keywords
This publication has 31 references indexed in Scilit:
- Comparison of effects of gastric bypass and biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch on weight loss and body composition 1–2 years after surgerySurgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 2007
- Regarding comments made on Cohen R, Pinheiro JS, Correa J, Schiavon CA. Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for BMI <35 kg/m2: a tailored approach. Surg Obes Relat Dis 2006;2:401–4Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 2006
- 10: Bariatric surgery in adolescents is safe and effectiveSurgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 2006
- Duodenal Switch Provides Superior Weight Loss in the Super-Obese (BMI ???50kg/m2) Compared With Gastric BypassTransactions of the ... Meeting of the American Surgical Association, 2006
- Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in severely obese adolescentsSurgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 2005
- Long-term follow-up and the role of surgery in adolescents with morbid obesitySurgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 2005
- National in-patient outcomes for adolescent bariatric surgerySurgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 2005
- Consensus Conference StatementSurgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 2005
- Treatment considerations for severe adolescent obesitySurgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 2005
- Bariatric Surgery for Severely Overweight Adolescents: Concerns and RecommendationsPublished by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) ,2004