Trends in Bariatric Surgery Procedures among Patients with ESKD in the United States.
Kyle H SheetzKenneth J WoodsideVahakn B ShahinianJustin B DimickJohn R MontgomerySeth A WaitsPublished in: Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN (2019)
This study suggests that laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy has replaced Roux-en-Y gastric bypass as the most common bariatric surgical procedure in patients with ESKD. The data also demonstrate a favorable complication profile in patients with sleeve gastrectomy.