Metabolic Surgery in Adolescents
Obesity is the biggest epidemic challenge of the twenty-first century. As a consequence of its subsequent comorbidities like diabetes, various types of cancer, and cardiovascular disease, it shortens life expectancy dramatically. Beside bariatric surgery,
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Morbid Obesity in Adolescents Conservative Treatment and Surgical Approaches
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Kurt Widhalm • Gerhard Prager Editors
Morbid Obesity in Adolescents Conservative Treatment and Surgical Approaches
Editors Kurt Widhalm Department of Pediatrics Division Nutrition and Metabolism Medical University of Vienna Vienna Austria
Gerhard Prager Department of Surgery Vienna Austria
ISBN 978-3-7091-0967-0 ISBN 978-3-7091-0968-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-7091-0968-7 Springer Wien Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014953906 © Springer-Verlag Wien 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
Overnutrition, Overweight, and Obesity are the main health problems in industrialized countries worldwide. One of the most striking phenomena is the prevalence in which many young individuals are affected with obesity and its health- and psychological consequences. These health hazards are much more influencing on the general well-being of children and adolescents and their families than most medical practitioners can imagine. Data has been showing that the quality of life in adolescents affected with the burden of obesity can be compared to subjects suffering from cancero
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