Special Issue "Pediatric Bariatric Surgery"

A special issue of Children (ISSN 2227-9067). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Surgery".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2021).

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Ann Scheimann
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Guest Editor
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 600 N Wolfe St, Brady 320, Baltimore, MD 21287-2631, USA
Interests: non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; Prader-willi Syndrome; obesity
Dr. Kimberley E. Steele
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Guest Editor
School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Attention: Gregory Paul Prokopowicz, 601 N. Caroline Street, JHOC 7157, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Interests: obesity causes and consequences; metabolic and bariatric surgery; gut-brain axis and weight gain; surgical education and simulation; surgical outcomes; minimally invasive surgical techniques; foregut surgery

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

A variety of interventions have been utilized to target the rise in children and adolescents struggling with obesity, including lifestyle intervention (diet and exercise), behavioral modification strategies, pharmaceuticals, and some bariatric procedures. As response to lifestyle interventions, diet, exercise, and pharmaceutical agents has been suboptimal for many children and adolescents with severe obesity, the use of bariatric surgery has gained increasing acceptance.  A variety of procedures have been recently used in children and adolescents with severe obesity and obesity-related co-morbidities, including laparoscopic adjustable gastric band, vertical sleeve gastrectomy, and Roux-en Y gastric bypass.  In addition, there has been recent discussion and investigations into the use of limited endoscopic procedures. Management of this population both pre-procedure and post-procedure requires a multidisciplinary approach for successful long-term results.

This Special Edition on “Pediatric Bariatric Surgery” will explore the history of and types of pediatric bariatric surgical procedures, long-term outcome data (>5 years) in children and adolescents (weight, co-morbidities), nutritional management, behavioral management, and parental weight loss surgery upon family dynamics. The goal is to inform and update readers by providing an overview of long-term perspectives, emerging research, and clinical options including useful tools specific to this population.

Dr. Ann Scheimann
Dr. Kimberley E. Steele
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Keywords

  • bariatric surgery
  • pediatric obesity

Published Papers

There is no accepted submissions to this special issue at this moment.
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