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Covers the entire range of adolescent obesity management from diagnosis to long-term treatment
Establishes guidelines and standards for the use of bariatric procedures
With contributions by international experts
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
As the worldwide prevalence of morbid obesity among adolescents continues to rise, recent years have seen a large increase in the performance of adolescent bariatric surgery. While surgical intervention often becomes necessary when conservative weight-loss therapies have failed, no standards regarding the post-operative regimen and long-term management of adolescent patients have been established. Thus, the treatment of obesity and its co-morbidities requires a multidisciplinary approach, taking into account epidemiological, clinical, nutritional and genetic aspects of morbid obesity in the pediatric age group.
This volume discusses both conventional therapy and surgical options for morbid obesity in the pediatric age group. In the first part, obesity-related diseases, genetics and psychological factors are analyzed. The second part focuses on current bariatric surgery procedures, including dietary restrictions and guidelines to prevent nutritional deficiencies common after surgery. Therefore, the book will prove an invaluable resource for pediatricians, surgeons, nutritionists, dieticians and all other health professionals who treat adolescent obesity.
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Pediatrics Head, Division Nutrition and Metabolism, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Kurt Widhalm
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Department of Surgery, Vienna, Austria
Gerhard Prager
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Morbid Obesity in Adolescents
Book Subtitle: Conservative Treatment and Surgical Approaches
Editors: Kurt Widhalm, Gerhard Prager
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-0968-7
Publisher: Springer Vienna
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Wien 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-7091-0967-0Published: 28 November 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-7091-1952-5Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-7091-0968-7Published: 01 November 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 192
Number of Illustrations: 31 b/w illustrations
Topics: General Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, Pediatrics, Clinical Nutrition, Metabolic Diseases