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Adolescent obesity treatments: news, views, and evidence
Cominato,Louise; Franco,Ruth; Damiani,DurvalABSTRACT Obesity is a complex and multifactorial disease that is influenced by physiological, environmental, socioeconomic, and genetic factors. In recent decades, this serious disease has impacted a large number of adolescents as a result of lifestyle factors. A lack of exercise and the consumption of excessive calories from an inadequate diet are the main contributors to adolescent obesity. However, genetic a...
BARIATRIC SURGERY AS A TREATMENT FOR IDIOPATHIC INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION IN A ...
Ybarra,Marina; Santos,Tiago Jeronimo dos; Queiroz,Edjane Santos; Rachid,Ludmilla; Franco,Ruth Rocha; Cominato,Louise; Moura,Frederico CasteloABSTRACT Objective: To describe a case of a male adolescent with symptomatic idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) associated with obesity treated with bariatric surgery. Case description: A 16-year-and-6-month-old severely obese boy [weight: 133.6 kg; height: 1.74 m (Z score: +0.14); BMI: 44.1 kg/m2 (Z score: +4.4)], Tanner pubertal stage 5, presented biparietal, high-intensity, and pulsatile headaches, a...
Hypothyroidism associated with short bowel syndrome in children: a report of si...
Passos,Ananda Castro Vieira; Barros,Fábio de; Damiani,Durval; Semer,Beatriz; Cespedes,Wendy Cira Justiniano; Sannicola,Bruna; Tannuri,Ana Cristina AounSUMMARY Short bowel syndrome (SBS) is the leading cause of intestinal failure in children, a condition of absence of sufficient bowel to meet the nutritional and metabolic needs of a growing individual. The treatment of patients in this situation is based on the association of parenteral and enteral nutrition for prolonged periods of time until intestinal rehabilitation occurs with complete enteral nutrition au...
Futsal improve body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness in overweight and...
Santos-Silva,Paulo Roberto; Greve,Júlia Maria D´Andrea; Novillo,Hector Norman Espada; Haddad,Sandra; Santos,Claudia Renata Pinto; Leme,Renata BarcoAbstract Aims: The aim of this study was to verify body composition, cardiorespiratory fitness, and biochemical markers of prepubertal overweight and obese boys to a 16-week futsal training program. Methods: Sixteen boys (age: 7-10 y, body mass index>thanat 95th percentileaccording to Center for Disease Control and Prevention; 35.5±7.4 percent fat) participated to futsal training program. The assessment of body...
SÍNDROME DE PRADER WILLI: O QUE O PEDIATRA GERAL DEVE FAZER - UMA REVISÃO
Passone,Caroline Buff Gouveia; Pasqualucci,Paula Lage; Franco,Ruth Rocha; Ito,Simone Sakura; Mattar,Larissa Baldini FarjallaRESUMO Objetivo: Realizar uma revisão sobre a Síndrome de Prader-Willi (SPW) com base nas publicações mais recentes e fornecer recomendações ao pediatra geral para diagnóstico precoce e seguimento. Fonte de dados: Artigos publicados nas bases Pubmed e SciELO. A pesquisa não foi limitada a um período e incluiu todos os artigos das bases de dados. Síntese dos dados: A SPW é uma síndrome genética rara, resultante ...
The use of aromatase inhibitors in boys with short stature: what to know before...
Linardi,Alessandra; Damiani,Durval; Longui,Carlos A.ABSTRACT Aromatase is a cytochrome P450 enzyme (CYP19A1 isoform) able to catalyze the conversion of androgens to estrogens. The aromatase gene mutations highlighted the action of estrogen as one of the main regulators of bone maturation and closure of bone plate. The use of aromatase inhibitors (AI) in boys with short stature has showed its capability to improve the predicted final height. Anastrozole (ANZ) and...
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in severely obese adolescents: effects on metab...
Franco,Ruth Rocha; Ybarra,Marina; Cominato,Louise; Mattar,Larissa; Steinmetz,Leandra; Damiani,Durval; Velhote,Manoel Carlos PrietoABSTRACT Objective: The objective was to conduct clinical and metabolic evaluations of obese adolescents before and after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) (up to 24 months). Subjects and methods: This was designed as a retrospective, descriptive series of cases study, conducted in Instituto da Criança, São Paulo, Brazil. Analysis of clinical and laboratory data from 22 obese adolescents between 14 and 19 y...
Diabetes mellitus in childhood: an emerging condition in the 21st century
Della Manna,Thais; Setian,Nuvarte; Savoldelli,Roberta Diaz; Guedes,Dulce Rondina; Kuperman,Hilton; Menezes Filho,Hamilton Cabral; Steinmetz,LeandraSummary The International Diabetes Federation (IDF-2015) estimates the existence of 30,900 children under 15 years old with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1) in Brazil, and an increase of 3.0% per year is expected. This review focused on meta-analysis and pediatric diabetes update articles in order to draw attention to the need of planning coping strategies to support this serious public health problem in coming y...
2000 CDC or 2007 WHO – What is the most sensitive anthropometric reference for ...
Kuba,Valesca Mansur; Leone,Claudio; Damiani,DurvalObjective To compare the two anthropometric standards for screening of overweight and cardio-metabolic risk in 6–10-year-old children.Subjects and methods This cross-sectional study included 175 subjects attending the Referral Center for the Treatment of Children and Adolescents in Campos, Rio de Janeiro. They were classified according to CDC and WHO BMI z scores as normal-weight (z-score > –1 and < 1), overwei...
Dor músculo-esquelética em adolescentes obesos
Jannini,Suely Nóbrega; Dória-Filho,Ulysses; Damiani,Durval; Silva,Clovis Artur AlmeidaOBJETIVO: Avaliar presença de dor, síndromes músculo-esqueléticas, alterações ortopédicas e uso de computador e videogame em adolescentes obesos. MÉTODOS: Um estudo transversal avaliou 100 adolescentes consecutivos com obesidade e 100 eutróficos a partir de um questionário confidencial, autoaplicável, incluindo dados demográficos, prática esportiva, sintomas dolorosos do sistema músculo-esquelético e uso de com...