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. 2026 Feb 28;62(3):463. doi: 10.3390/medicina62030463
AAP American Academy of Pediatrics
AGB Adjustable Gastric Banding
BMI Body Mass Index
BMI SDS Body Mass Index Standard Deviation Score
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
EWL Excess Weight Loss
%EWL Percentage of Excess Weight Loss
ESG Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty
GERD Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
GI Gastrointestinal
HOMA-IR Homeostasis Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance
IGB Intragastric Balloon
IGBs Intragastric Balloons
MBS Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
NASH Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
OSA/OSAS Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
PRISMA Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
RYGB Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
SGB Swallowable Gastric Balloon
SG Sleeve Gastrectomy
SIEDP Società Italiana di Endocrinologia e Diabetologia Pediatrica
SIP Società Italiana di Pediatria
TBWL Total Body Weight Loss
%TBWL Percentage of Total Body Weight Loss
TWL Total Weight Loss
T2DM Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
WC Waist Circumference