Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in severely obese adolescents: a randomized trial.

Context: Adolescent obesity is a common and serious health problem affecting more than 5 million young people in the United States alone. Bariatric surgery is being evaluated as a possible treatment option. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (gastric banding) has the potential to provide a safe and effective treatment.

Mortality in young offenders: retrospective cohort study.

Objectives: To estimate overall and cause specific standardised mortality ratios in young offenders.

Design: Comparison of mortality data in cohort of young offenders.

Settings: State of Victoria, Australia.