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Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass for the Adolescent Patient: Long-Term Results
Obesity Surgery, 06/01/2012
Nijhawan S et al. – The long–term data demonstrate that laparoscopic RYGBP is a safe and effective operation for morbidly obese adolescents, in the proper setting. Authors advocate that surgical intervention be recommended for this population using the same NIH guidelines used for adults.
Methods- This is a retrospective, descriptive study of prospectively collected data over 10 years.
- Twenty–five adolescents between the ages of 14 and 18 years underwent laparoscopic Roux–en–Y gastric bypass (RYGBP) using a standard technique by a single surgeon with follow–up of at least 5 years.
- Twenty of the 25 patients were available for follow–up from 5 to 10 years after their operation.
- Average BMI preop/postop was 45.7/28.6 kg/m2.
- Average percentage of excess body weight loss was 77.7 %.
- Average BMI change was 17.1.
