Biliary complication rates similar for kids and adults after weight-loss surgery | Children's National

Biliary complication rates similar for kids and adults after weight-loss surgery | Children's National

Biliary complication rates similar for kids and adults after weight-loss surgery Adolescents and teens experience biliary side effects after weight-loss surgery at about the same rate as adults. However, in younger patients, the symptoms are more likely to manifest as pancreatic inflammation, or acute pancreatitis, according to a new study by Evan Nadler, M.D., published in the November issue of the journal Obesity.