Update on Metabolic Bariatric Surgery for Morbidly Obese Adolescents

• Main Authors: Holger Till (Author), Oliver Mann (Author), Georg Singer (Author), Susann Weihrauch-Blüher (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Despite worldwide public attention and intense medical efforts, the prevalence of severe morbid obesity in children and adolescents is still rising. Similar to adults, excess adipose tissue triggers multiple immunological and metabolic pathways leading to serious co-morbidities such as impaired gluc...