Alexander Gibbens

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There was no difference in weight loss between adolescent and adult gastric bypass groups at five years, with both achieving 25% to 30% weight loss.
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Low ferritin levels occurred in 48% of the adolescent gastric bypass group versus 29% of the adult group at five years.
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Bariatric surgery has improved remission of DMII and HTN when performed...

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clinical Bariatric surgery has significant health benefits in adult patients. ↗
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clinical There was no difference in weight loss between adolescent and adult gastric bypass groups at five years, with both achieving 25% to 30% weight loss. ↗
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clinical Type 2 diabetes remission at five years was 86% in the adolescent gastric bypass group versus 53% in the adult group. ↗
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clinical Hypertension remission at five years was 68% in the adolescent gastric bypass group versus 41% in the adult group. ↗
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clinical Low ferritin levels occurred in 48% of the adolescent gastric bypass group versus 29% of the adult group at five years. ↗
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clinical There was a higher rate of abdominal reoperations in the adolescent gastric bypass group. ↗
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quote Overall, this was a fantastic study that really highlighted the benefits to doing bariatric surgery at an earlier age, but also emphasizing that there are some different challenges for the pediatric group as compared to the adult group. ↗
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clinical Some abdominal reoperations in the adolescent group were for small bowel obstruction. ↗
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clinical Most abdominal reoperations in the adolescent group were for laparoscopic cholecystectomy rather than complications. ↗

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Bariatric surgery has improved remission of DMII and HTN when performed...

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host summary Alexander Gibbens summarizing a resource: The higher rate of low ferritin in adolescents may be due to decreased compliance in taking multivitamins. ↗
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host summary Alexander Gibbens summarizing a resource: The higher reoperation rate in adolescents may be due to pediatric bariatric surgeons being more willing to take their patients back to the operating room. ↗
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host summary Alexander Gibbens summarizing a resource: Five-year outcomes of gastric bypass in adolescence as compared with adults ↗