We performed a meta-analysis to provide quantitative estimates of fat mass (FM) and fat-free
mass (FFM) changes in patients following bariatric surgery over 1 year. A systematic search …

Objective To summarize the literature on bariatric surgery for managing pediatric obesity,
including intervention effects to improve patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs) …

The objective of this technical report is to provide clinicians with evidence-based, actionable
information upon which to make assessment and treatment decisions for children and …

Background & Aims Little is known about prevalence and risk factors for nutritional
deficiencies in adolescents after metabolic bariatric surgery. We performed a 5-year …

Background Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is an effective obesity treatment in adults and
has become established in adolescents. Lower adherence to supplementation in …

Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this review and meta-analysis is to characterize
the changes in body composition of children and adolescents who underwent bariatric …

Bayesian Structural Equation Modeling (SEM-Bayesian) was applied across different
research areas to model the correlation between manifest and latent variables. The primary …

International and national guidelines recommend metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) as
a treatment option for adolescents with severe obesity, but few countries offer MBS to …

Background Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) in adolescents results in durable
treatment of severe obesity and related complications for most. However, substantial weight …

As metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) increasingly becomes a treatment of choice for
adolescents with severe obesity, there is a need to understand how to deliver pre-and …