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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Elbanna A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5008506 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Medicine 20151201 49
Children obesity has become one of the most important public health problems in many countries worldwide. Although the awareness of childhood obesity as a modifiable health risk is high, but many societies do not prioritize this issue as a health care problem, which may lead to comorbidities and even premature death. Despite the rising interest in bariatric surgery for children, only laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is being considered in resolving childhood obesity who failed other dietary ...[more]