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Childhood Obesity Leads to Unnecessary Surgeries - New York Times (blog)

New York Times (blog)

Childhood Obesity Leads to Unnecessary Surgeries New York Times (blog) Childhood obesity has changed the demographic of gallbladder disease. Prior to the 1990s, gallbladders were removed from children predominantly because of congenital abnormalities, hematologic or other medical disorders that caused gallstones. and more »

MCH Seeing Recent "Tremendous Increase" in Obese Kids - NewsWest9.com

MCH Seeing Recent "Tremendous Increase" in Obese Kids NewsWest9.com Childhood obesity is nothing new to the national spotlight. The Basin's seen an increase over the years. Yet recently, it's gotten out of hand. "The number of children that are minimally overweight to being obese is on a radical climb," Dr. Voesack ... and more »

Ow, My Gallbladder - My New Orleans (blog)

Ow, My Gallbladder My New Orleans (blog) Certain hormones which are found in greater abundance in women during pregnancy can inhibit the release of bile and lead to the formation of gallstones. It appears that some of those hormones can speed the formation of stones in the gall bladder, ...

Obesity a risk factor for pediatric gallbladder disease - AAP News (subscription)

Obesity a risk factor for pediatric gallbladder disease AAP News (subscription) The timing of this increase corresponds to the rise in childhood obesity. The authors of this retrospective study analyzed data on 404 children who underwent cholecystectomy from January 2005 through October 2008 to determine risk factors for pediatric ...

Childhood Obesity Leads to Unnecessary Surgeries

A pediatric surgeon sees the parents of obese children opting for the quick symptom fix of gallbladder surgery over the slow, difficult route of lifestyle change.