Pediatric Obesity - 16/05/12
, Ai-Xuan Le Holterman, MD, Allen F. Browne, MD
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Childhood obesity is a tremendous burden for children, their families, and society. Obesity prevention remains the ultimate goal but rapid development and deployment of effective nonsurgical treatment options is not currently achievable given the complexity of this disease. Surgical options for adolescent obesity have been proven to be safe and effective and should be offered. The development of stratified protocols of increasing intensity should be individualized for patients based on their disease severity and risk factors. These protocols should be offered in multidisciplinary, cooperative clinical trials to critically evaluate and develop optimal treatment strategies for morbid obesity.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Pediatric, Obesity, Diabetes, Weight management, Adolescent
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| Disclosure: The authors are involved in 2 separate Food and Drug Administration safety and efficacy trials testing the use of the Laparoscopic Adjustable Band System. One of these trials is sponsored by Allergan, Inc, makers of this device. |
Vol 92 - N° 3
P. 559-582 - juin 2012 Retour au numéro
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