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Morbid obesity amongst paediatric patients is a growing problem that represents a formidable global health challenge. In the past three decades, prevalence of childhood obesity has tripled [1]. The WHO estimates that worldwide, there are currently 41 million children ≤5 years old who are overweight or obese. Though initially managed with lifestyle changes, surgical options in morbidly obese children are shown to have most sustained weight loss [2]. However, better results are obtained when performed by experienced multidisciplinary team (MDT) in centres that routinely perform the same. There are three main surgical options: Rouxen-Y bypass surgery (RYGB), sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and Laparoscopic Gastric Band (LGB). Sleeve gastrectomy is now one of the most commonly performed surgeries in children. Hence we shall describe surgical technique for the same
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Billington, J., Desai, A. (2019). Bariatric Surgery for Paediatric Patients. In: Esposito, C., Becmeur, F., Steyaert, H., Szavay, P. (eds) ESPES Manual of Pediatric Minimally Invasive Surgery . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00964-9_34
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