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. 2017 Apr;27(4):997-1006.
doi: 10.1007/s11695-016-2413-8.

Initial Approach to Childhood Obesity in Spain. A Multisociety Expert Panel Assessment

Ramon Vilallonga  1   2   3 , José Manuel Moreno Villares  4 , Diego Yeste Fernández  4 , Raquel Sánchez Santos  5 , Felipe Casanueva Freijo  6 , Francisco Santolaya Ochando  7 , Nuria Leal Hernando  8 , Albert Lecube Torelló  9 , Luis Antonio Castaño González  10 , Albert Feliu  9 , Gontrand Lopez-Nava  11 , Dolores Frutos  12 , Felipe de la Cruz Vigo  1 , Antonio J Torres Garcia  12 , Juan Carlos Ruiz de Adana  12
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Initial Approach to Childhood Obesity in Spain. A Multisociety Expert Panel Assessment

Ramon Vilallonga et al. Obes Surg. 2017 Apr.

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  • Erratum to: Initial Approach to Childhood Obesity in Spain. A Multisociety Expert Panel Assessment.
    Vilallonga R, Moreno Villares JM, Yeste Fernández D, Sánchez Santos R, Casanueva Freijo F, Santolaya Ochando F, Leal Hernando N, Lecube Torelló A, Castaño González LA, Feliu A, Lopez-Nava G, Frutos D, de la Cruz Vigo F, Torres Garcia AJ, de Ruiz de Adana JC. Vilallonga R, et al. Obes Surg. 2017 Apr;27(4):1007. doi: 10.1007/s11695-016-2451-2. Obes Surg. 2017. PMID: 27807765 No abstract available.

Abstract

Purpose: In recent years, the incidence of childhood obesity in Europe, and Spain in particular, has increased dramatically. Bariatric surgery could play a major role in treating of adolescents with severe obesity. However, no specific guidelines for bariatric surgery currently exist in Spain.

Methods: The Board of the Spanish Society for Obesity Surgery and Metabolic Diseases (SECO) proposed a study of childhood obesity by using the Delphi method. This prospective study involved 60 experts from nine national societies. Each society leader recruited experts from their society in obesity-related fields. Two online questionnaires were taken, and consensus on guidelines for various obesity treatments was reached according to the percentage of answers in favor or against inclusion of a given guideline. Based on these results, preoperative, surgical management and follow-up of childhood obesity management among others were analyzed.

Results: The survey results indicated significant concern among all societies regarding obesity. There was strong consensus with regard to adolescents and obesity, medical treatment, dietary recommendations, environmental and social factors, and goals for adolescents with obesity. Consensus on the use of intragastric balloons and other techniques was not reached. However, biliopancreatic diversion was rejected as a primary treatment, and mandatory psychological/psychiatric assessment was agreed upon. Inclusion criteria accepted were similar to those for adults with the exception of surgery in those with a body mass index <40.

Conclusions: Spanish obesity-related societies are aware of the societal problem of childhood obesity. Multisociety development of national approaches may arise from consensus-building studies among specialists.

Keywords: Assessment; Bariatric surgery; Childhood obesity; Consensus; Management; Spain.

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