Experiences from adolescents at the Viennese center for bariatric surgery

Abstract

The Viennese center has performed bariatricsurgery in adolescents for as long as 8 years to date of publication with special emphasis on detection and prevention of vitaminand micronutrient deficiencies. Asa conclusion to this chapter we want to share ourexperiences with long-term follow-up after bariatric surgery and the associated secondary complications. The results mentioned below were partially published in Pediatric Obesity in 2011 (Widhalm et al. 2011)