Bariatric Surgery Publications
The faculty members in the Surgical Weight Loss Program for Teens at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have been leading the nationwide effort to bring surgical weight management services to teenagers. Here is a sample of recent peer-reviewed articles published by our faculty:
- Kalra M, Mannaa M, Fitz K, Kumar S, Chakraborty R, Sheng X, Inge T. Effect of surgical weight loss on sleep architecture in adolescents with severe obesity. Obes Surg. 2008 Jun;18(6):675-9. Epub 2008 Mar 19. PMID: 18350342 [PubMed - in process]
- Ippisch HM, Inge TH, Daniels SR, Wang B, Khoury PR, Witt SA, Glascock BJ, Garcia VF, Kimball TR. Reversibility of cardiac abnormalities in morbidly obese adolescents. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008 Apr 8;51(14):1342-8. PMID: 18387434 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
- Inge TH. Childhood obesity--a problem of surgical proportions? Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008 Apr;5(4):180-1. Epub 2008 Feb 26. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 18301406 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
- Inge T, Helmrath M, Vierra M, Ikramuddin S. Challenges of adolescent bariatric surgery: tips for managing the extremely obese teen. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2008 Feb;18(1):157-69. PMID: 18266597 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
- Inge TH, Zeller M, Harmon C, Helmrath M, Bean J, Modi A, Horlick M, Kalra M, Xanthakos S, Miller R, Akers R, Courcoulas A. Teen-Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery: methodological features of the first prospective multicenter study of adolescent bariatric surgery. J Pediatr Surg. 2007 Nov;42(11):1969-71. No abstract available. PMID: 18022459 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
- Roehrig HR, Xanthakos SA, Sweeney J, Zeller MH, Inge TH. Pregnancy after gastric bypass surgery in adolescents. Obes Surg. 2007 Jul;17(7):873-7. PMID: 17894144 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
- Miller RJ, Xanthakos SA, Hillard PJ, Inge TH. Bariatric surgery and adolescent gynecology. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Oct;19(5):427-33. Review. PMID: 17885457 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
- Tangren CM, Cripe L, Beekman RH 3rd, Wilson K, Inge TH. The combined effects of balloon valvuloplasty and surgical weight loss in treatment of aortic stenosis. J Pediatr Surg. 2007 Aug;42(8):1443-5. PMID: 17706512 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
- Inge TH, Pfluger P, Zeller M, Rose SR, Burget L, Sundararajan S, Daniels SR, Tschöp MH. Gastric bypass surgery for treatment of hypothalamic obesity after craniopharyngioma therapy. Nat Clin Pract Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Aug;3(8):606-9. PMID: 17643131 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
- Wehrman WE, Tangren CM, Inge TH. Cost analysis of ligature versus stapling techniques of laparoscopic appendectomy in children. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2007 Jun;17(3):371-4. PMID: 17570791 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
- Inge T, Wilson KA, Gamm K, Kirk S, Garcia VF, Daniels SR. Preferential loss of central (trunk) adiposity in adolescents and young adults after laparoscopic gastric bypass. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2007 Mar-Apr;3(2):153-8. PMID: 17386396 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
- Tsai WS, Inge TH, Burd RS. Bariatric surgery in adolescents: recent national trends in use and in-hospital outcome. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007 Mar;161(3):217-21. PMID: 17339501 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
- Xanthakos SA, Inge TH. Extreme pediatric obesity: weighing the health dangers. J Pediatr. 2007 Jan;150(1):3-5. No abstract available. PMID: 17188602 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
- Inge TH, Xanthakos SA, Zeller MH. Bariatric surgery for pediatric extreme obesity: now or later? Int J Obes (Lond). 2007 Jan;31(1):1-14. Review. PMID: 17173060 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
- Kalra M, Inge T. Effect of bariatric surgery on obstructive sleep apnoea in adolescents. Paediatr Respir Rev. 2006 Dec;7(4):260-7. Epub 2006 Oct 12. Review. PMID: 17098640 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
- Xanthakos SA, Daniels SR, Inge TH. Bariatric surgery in adolescents: an update. Adolesc Med Clin. 2006 Oct;17(3):589-612; abstract x. Review. PMID: 17030281 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
- Xanthakos SA, Inge TH. Nutritional consequences of bariatric surgery. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2006 Jul;9(4):489-96. Review. PMID: 16778582 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
- Inge TH. Bariatric surgery for morbidly obese adolescents: is there a rationale for early intervention? Growth Horm IGF Res. 2006 Jul;16 Suppl A:S15-9. Epub 2006 May 22. Review. PMID: 16714132 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
- Zeller MH, Roehrig HR, Modi AC, Daniels SR, Inge TH. Health-related quality of life and depressive symptoms in adolescents with extreme obesity presenting for bariatric surgery. Pediatrics. 2006 Apr;117(4):1155-61. PMID: 16585310 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
- Inge TH, Zeller M, Lawson L, Daniels SR: Critical Appraisal of the Evidence Supporting Bariatric Surgery for Weight Management in Adolescence. Journal of Pediatrics, 2005; 147(1):10-19.
This paper discusses the important scientific evidence justifying consideration of bariatric surgery for adolescents and outlines important research issues for younger patients. - Kalra M, Inge T, Garcia V, Daniels S, Lawson L, Curti B, Cohen A, Amin R: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Extremely Overweight Adolescents Undergoing Bariatric Surgery. Obesity Research, 2005; 13(7):1175-1179.
This paper is the first description of baseline severity of obstructive sleep apnea in morbidly obese teenagers and the dramatic response to surgical weight loss. - Inge TH, Lawson L: Treatment Considerations for Severe Adolescent Obesity. Surgery for Obesity and Related Metabolic Diseases, 2005; 1:133-139.
- Inge TH, Donnelly LF, Vierra M, Cohen A, Daniels SR, Garcia VF: Managing Bariatric Patients In a Children's Hospital: Radiologic Considerations and Limitations. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2005; 40:609-617.
- Towbin A, Inge TH, Garcia VF, Roerig HR, Clements RH, Harmon CM, Daniels SR: Beriberi after gastric bypass surgery. Journal of Pediatrics, 2004; 145(2):263-267.
This paper discusses the risks of thiamine deficiency after adolescent bariatric surgery. - Inge T, Krebs N, Garcia V, Skelton J, Guice K, Strauss R, Albanese C, Brandt M, Donovan E, Hammer L, Harmon C, Kane T, Klish W, Oldham K, Rudolph C, Daniels S: Bariatric Surgery for Severely Overweight Adolescents: Concerns and Recommendations. Pediatrics, 2004; 114: 217-223.
This paper authored by a group of experts for the first time discusses special guidelines for use of bariatric surgery in the adolescent population. - Inge TH, Zeller M, Garcia V, Daniels S: Surgical Approach to Adolescent Severe Obesity. Adolescent Medicine Clinics, 2004; 15:429-453.
This paper presents an overview of adolescent bariatric patient management considerations for practicing pediatricians. - Inge TH, Garcia VF, Daniels SR, et al: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Adolescent Bariatric Surgical Patient. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2004; 39:442-447.
This paper establishes guidelines for pediatric institutional preparations necessary for adolescent bariatric surgical program development. - Garcia VF, Langford L, Inge TH: Application of Laparoscopy for Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents. Current Opinions in Pediatrics, 2003; 15:248-255.
This paper discusses the importance of minimally invasive approaches to adolescent bariatric surgery
