Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 209, Issue 5 , Pages 638-644, November 2009

Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding for Morbidly Obese Adolescents Affects Android Fat Loss, Resolution of Comorbidities, and Improved Metabolic Status

Abstract presented at the American College of Surgeons 93rd Clinical Congress, Surgical Forum, New Orleans, LA, October 2007, and the Section on Surgery, 59th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics, San Francisco, CA, October 2007.

  • Evan P. Nadler, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
    • Department of Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: Evan P Nadler, MD, New York University School of Medicine, 530 First Ave, Suite 10W, New York, NY 10016
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  • Shivani Reddy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
    • Department of Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Anthony Isenalumhe, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
    • Department of Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Heekoung A. Youn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Valerie Peck, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
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  • Christine J. Ren, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
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  • George A. Fielding, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY

Received 12 June 2009; received in revised form 24 July 2009; accepted 24 July 2009. published online 31 August 2009.

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 Disclosure Information: Drs Nadler, Ren, and Fielding are investigators for Allergan, which makes the device used in this study and Drs Ren and Fielding are also on Allergan's speaker's bureau.

 Funded by the Harris Obesity Prevention Effort (HOPE) at NYU.

PII: S1072-7515(09)01201-0

doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2009.07.022

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 209, Issue 5 , Pages 638-644, November 2009

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