Beneficial Outcomes of Sleeve Gastrectomy in a Morbidly Obese Patient With Bardet-Biedl Syndrome

摘要

Context: Severe obesity is one of the major features of Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) and causes reduced life expectancy. Bariatric surgery is an effective treatment of morbid obesity. Data on the effect of bariatric surgery for monogenic obesity is essentially lacking. We present the clinical and metabolic 3-year follow-up of sleeve gastrectomy in a BBS patient.