Open AccessOutcomes in morbidly obese adolescent patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in the Indian subcontinent: A retrospective review
Author(s) -
Kirit Arumalla,
Vikas Singla,
Sandeep Aggarwal,
Harshit Garg,
Ritesh Goel,
Varidh Katiyar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of minimal access surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0972-9941
pISSN - 1998-3921
DOI - 10.4103/jmas.jmas_143_17
Subject(s) - medicine , weight loss , sleeve gastrectomy , surgery , body mass index , retrospective cohort study , obesity , population , complication , morbidly obese , pediatrics , general surgery , gastric bypass , environmental health
There is a worldwide increase in the prevalence of obesity among the adolescent population in India from 16.3% in 2001 to 19.3% in 2010. Recent evidence suggests that bariatric surgery leads to resolution of comorbidities and associated long-term complications in adolescent patients with morbid obesity.