title: One-stitch laparoscopic gastric bypass technique for adolescents.
abstract: Morbid obesity is increasingly recognized in children and adolescents. The National Institute of Health Consensus Conference has concluded that bariatric surgery is the only consistent effective method for achieving long-term weight loss. Advantages of the laparoscopic approach, which include decreased hospital stay and morbidity, have been demonstrated in randomized controlled studies. Herein, we describe our technique of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
authors.affiliation: Minimally Invasive Surgery Section, Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee 38163, USA. amadan@utmem.edu
authors.forename: Atul K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Madan
authors.forename: Suraj
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Menachery
authors.forename: Craig A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Ternovits
authors.forename: Thom E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Lobe
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015390:Gastric Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D017792:Surgical Stapling / Q000379:methods*