Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in adolescents with severe obesity: Psychological aspects, decision makers of surgery, and 2-year outcomes. A case series

Bariatric surgery is feasible in young patients and produces good results in terms of excess weight loss. We argue that compliance with medical treatment is probably one of the most important elements for making the decision to perform bariatric surgery and in excess weight loss after surgery. We probably need to focus on the compliance of young patients and evaluate how this can be improved.