Pediatric Bariatric Surgery

An interactive discussion between Dr. Ponsky, Dr. Harmon and Dr. Inge about the role of bariatric surgery in pediatric patients. Dr. Inge is Chief of Pediatric Surgery, Akers Endowed Chair in Pediatric Surgery, and Director of Adolescent Bariatric Surgery at Children’s Hospital of Colorado. Dr. Harmon is professor of Surgery at University of Buffalo and Surgeon-in-Chief at Oishei Childrne’s Hospital. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:37 Need for Bariatric Surgery in the current era 00:03:05 Non-operative therapy for obesity 00:06:13 Pharmacotherapy for obesity in adolescents 00:07:13 Timing of bariatric surgery 00:09:46 Patient referral 00:12:12 Multidisciplinary pre-operative management 00:15:55 How often is surgery recommended 00:19:44 Surgical options 00:23:48 Technical steps of operation: Sleeve gastrectomy 00:30:21 Technical steps of operation: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass 00:33:20 Postoperative protocol 00:34:55 Complications 00:37:52 Weight loss outcomes 00:39:03 Health benefits 00:40:46 Long-term outcomes 00:43:48 Research directions 00:48:54 Conclusion Intro track is adapted from "I dunno" by grapes, featuring J Lang, Morusque. Artist URL: ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626 License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/