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ey0016.11-14 | Treatment of Severe Obesity: Next Steps | ESPEYB16

11.14. Pathophysiology and individualized treatment of hypothalamic obesity following craniopharyngioma and other suprasellar tumors: a systematic review

L van Iersel , KE Brokke , RAH Adan , LCM Bulthuis , ELT van den Akker , HM van Santen

To read the full abstract: Endocr Rev. 2019;40(1):193–235This paper combines a comprehensive review of current knowledge on pathophysiologic mechanisms contributing to hypothalamic obesity in craniopharyngioma patients with a systematic literature review of intervention studies for weight management in this patient population. Findings of both reviews are merged into evidence-...