Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Obesity is increasing in prevalence in younger people, including children and adolescents. Bariatric surgery (BS) is well-established and efficacious treatment for morbid obesity in adults. BS is being performed in younger age groups more frequently.Objective: To describe outcomes of BS under the age of 25 in Emirati individuals having follow-up at Imperial College London Diabetes Centre (ICLDC).Methods: Patients recrui...

Introduction: We have previously shown good short-term but variable long-term weight loss outcomes of bariatric surgery (BS) in a cohort of obese patients with MC4R deficiency. This study aims to elucidate the epidemiological landscape of Monogenic Obesity (MO) and quantify bariatric surgery’s effectiveness in weight reduction among Emirati patients with severe obesity. Methods: We selected a group of patients with extreme obesity (>50 kg/m...