Morbid Obesity in Adolescents: Conservative Treatment and Surgical Approaches

By Kurt Widhalm

Book Overview

Paediatric Body Composition Measurement Techniques in Morbidly Obese Patients.- Insulin Resistance in the Morbidly Obese Adolescent.- Inflammation as a Trigger for Insulin Resistance and Cardiometabolic Disease.- Inpatient Lifestyle Interventions to Treat Childhood Obesity.- Conservative Treatment for Morbidly Obese Adolescents: The German Experience.- Comorbidities: Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver in Childhood Obesity.- Measurement of Atherosclerosis in Morbidly Obese Adolescents.- Arthritis and Joint Problems in Morbidly Obese Adolescents.- Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents: Practical Guidelines from a Pediatrician's Point of View.- Vitamin Deficiencies After Bariatric Surgery?.- Laparoscopic Gastric Banding.- Metabolic Surgery in Adolescents.- Situation in Sweden.- Experiences from Adolescents at the Viennese Center for Bariatric Surgery.- Is There an Indication for BPD-DS/BPD? What the Potential Advantages/Disadvantages to RYNGB?.- Psychological, Nutritional and Sports-Scientific Aspects of Obesity in Adolescence.- Current Guidelines of Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents.- Cardiovascular Risk in Childhood Obesity.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3709109671
• ISBN13: 9783709109670
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"