Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents: To Do or Not to Do?

• Main Authors: Valeria Calcaterra (Author), Hellas Cena (Author), Gloria Pelizzo (Author), Debora Porri (Author), Corrado Regalbuto (Author), Federica Vinci (Author), Francesca Destro (Author), Elettra Vestri (Author), Elvira Verduci (Author), Alessandra Bosetti (Author), Gianvincenzo Zuccotti (Author), Fatima Cody Stanford (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pediatric obesity is a multifaceted disease that can impact physical and mental health. It is a complex condition that interweaves biological, developmental, environmental, behavioral, and genetic factors. In most cases lifestyle and behavioral modification as well as medical treatment led to poor s...