This study comprehensively analyzed scientific publications on metabolic and bariatric surgery in adolescents, using bibliometric methods to identify thematic trends and developments in the literature. Publications indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and PubMed as of December 4, 2025, identified through the keyword combinations "adolescent" and "bariatric surgery," were analyzed using Biblioshiny (Bibliometrix) and VOSviewer. The dataset included 2,174 articles published between 1980 and 2025, an...