Abstract
Background: Obesity in adolescents increased dramatically and has become commonplace in the last decade. Children with BMI >99th percentile tend to become obese adults with more health complications, as well as higher mortality rate than those who become obese in adulthood. Nonoperative managements through a well-supervised diet, psychological counseling, and physical activity program have been shown to have poor long-term sustainability and low success rate in significant percentage of adolescents. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is considered a minimally invasive procedure that does not alter the anatomy and physiology of the intestine, therefore it is considered safer in pre-adult population. We designed a study to evaluate the current outcomes of LAGB in obese adolescents. Methods: Using PubMed, MEDLINE, and CHINAHL databases, a systematic review of 14articles from 2005 to 2012 was performed.
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