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Paediatric gastroenterology. On a knife-edge--weight-loss surgery for NAFLD in adolescents

Stavra A Xanthakos et al. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2015 Jun.

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A new position statement from Europe endorses expert-based recommendations to consider bariatric surgery as a treatment for severe NAFLD in severely obese adolescents. This article discusses the problem of severe paediatric obesity, its relationship with NAFLD, and the knowledge and needs regarding bariatric surgery in adolescents

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