Risk factors for mortality caused by hypothalamic obesity in children with hypothalamic tumours

HALİLOĞLU, BELMA; Atay, Z.; GÜRAN, TÜLAY; ABALI, SAYGIN; Bas, S.; DEMİRCİOĞLU, SERAP; BEREKET, ABDULLAH

doi:10.1111/ijpo.12076

Risk factors for mortality caused by hypothalamic obesity in children with hypothalamic tumours

HALİLOĞLU B., Atay Z., GÜRAN T., ABALI S., Bas S., DEMİRCİOĞLU S., ...Daha Fazla

PEDIATRIC OBESITY, cilt.11, sa.5, ss.383-388, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 5
Basım Tarihi: 2016
Doi Numarası: 10.1111/ijpo.12076
Dergi Adı: PEDIATRIC OBESITY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.383-388
Anahtar Kelimeler: Brain tumour, craniopharyngioma, mortality, BODY-MASS INDEX, CHILDHOOD CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA, MORBIDITY, WEIGHT, ADOLESCENTS, SURGERY, THERAPY, HEIGHT
Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

BackgroundHypothalamic obesity (HyOb) is a common complication of childhood hypothalamic tumours. Patients with HyOb probably have a higher mortality rate than those with other types of obesity due in many cases to obstructive sleep apnoea/hypoventilation.