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ReviewChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Prader-Willi Syndrome and Weight Gain Control: From Prevention to Surgery-A Narrative Review.

Valeria Calcaterra, Vittoria Carlotta Magenes, Francesca Destro, Paola Baldassarre, Giustino Simone Silvestro, Chiara Tricella, Alessandro Visioli, Elvira Verduci, Gloria Pelizzo, Gianvincenzo Zuccotti

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Review in Children (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Bariatric Surgery in Patients With Prader-Willi Syndrome.Journal of metabolic and bariatric surgery · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Valeria CalcaterraPediatrics and Adolescentology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2137-5974
Vittoria Carlotta MagenesPediatric Department, "Vittore Buzzi" Children's Hospital, 20154 Milan, Italy.
Francesca DestroPediatric Surgery Department, "Vittore Buzzi" Children's Hospital, 20154 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0206-2892
Paola BaldassarrePediatric Department, "Vittore Buzzi" Children's Hospital, 20154 Milan, Italy.
Giustino Simone SilvestroPediatric Department, "Vittore Buzzi" Children's Hospital, 20154 Milan, Italy.
Chiara TricellaPediatric Department, "Vittore Buzzi" Children's Hospital, 20154 Milan, Italy.
Alessandro VisioliPediatric Department, "Vittore Buzzi" Children's Hospital, 20154 Milan, Italy.
Elvira VerduciPediatric Department, "Vittore Buzzi" Children's Hospital, 20154 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2111-3111
Gloria PelizzoPediatric Surgery Department, "Vittore Buzzi" Children's Hospital, 20154 Milan, Italy.
Gianvincenzo ZuccottiPediatric Department, "Vittore Buzzi" Children's Hospital, 20154 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2795-9874
Ospedale dei Bambini Vittore Buzzi · ITUniversity of Milan · ITUniversity of Pavia · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Severe obesity remains one of the most important symptoms of Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS), and controlling weight represents a crucial point in the therapeutical approach to the syndrome. We present an overview of different progressive patterns of growth that involve controlling weight in PWS. Mechanisms involved in the development of obesity and in preventive and therapeutic strategies to control weight gain are discussed. Early diagnosis, a controlled diet regimen, regular physical activity, follow-up by multidisciplinary teams, and hormonal treatment improved the management of excessive weight gain. In selected cases, a surgical approach can be also considered. Controlling weight in PWS remains a challenge for pediatricians. The importance of consulting different healthcare specialists, starting from the neonatal and pediatric age, is also considered as a crucial approach to controlling weight, as well as to limiting and preventing the onset of obesity and its complications.

Indexed as

bariatric surgerydietexercisehormonal therapyPrader–Willi syndromeweight gain

Identifiers

PMID36980122
PMCPMC10047227
OpenAlexW4327740414

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Registered trials

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