Bariatric Surgery Is Efficacious and Improves Access to Transplantation for Morbidly Obese Renal Transplant Candidates.

Renana YeminiEviatar NesherIdan CarmeliJanos WinklerRuth RahamimovEytan MorAndrei Keidar

Published in: Obesity surgery (2020)

LSG and LRYGB appear to effectively address obesity issues before kidney transplantation and improve surgical access. Morbidly obese transplant candidates would benefit from prior bariatric surgery.

Keyphrases

bariatric surgery
weight loss
kidney transplantation
obese patients
metabolic syndrome
weight gain
type diabetes
adipose tissue
insulin resistance
cell therapy
stem cells
mesenchymal stem cells
body mass index