Sleeve gastrectomy enables simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation in severely obese recipients.

Fabian RösslerKerstin HübelSamuela Di NataleChristian OberkoflerPhilipp A GerberMarco BueterOlivier de Rougemont

Published in: Clinical transplantation (2020)

LSG before SPK is safe and effective to enable severely obese type I diabetics to receive a lifesaving transplant. This is the first study analyzing the role of bariatric surgery before simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation.

Keyphrases

kidney transplantation
bariatric surgery
weight loss
obese patients
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
glycemic control
skeletal muscle