ArticleObesity surgery2020
Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery in Morbidly Obese End-Stage Kidney Disease Patients as Preparation for Kidney Transplantation. Matched Pair Analysis in a High-Volume Bariatric and Transplant Center.
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- Bariatric Surgery as a Bridge to Kidney Transplantation in Patients with Obesity and Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease or End-Stage Renal Disease: A Systematic Review.Obesity surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Safety and Effectiveness of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Before and After Kidney Transplantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Obesity surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Management of obesity in kidney transplant candidates and recipients: A clinical practice guideline by the DESCARTES Working Group of ERA.Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association · 2021Guideline
- Investigating the controversial link between pediatric obesity and graft survival in kidney transplantation.World journal of nephrology · 2025Article
- Nonpharmacologic and Nonsurgical Weight Management Interventions for Patients With Advanced CKD: A Scoping Review of the Medical Literature.Kidney medicine · 2025Review
- Scientific Evidence for the Updated Guidelines on Indications for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (IFSO/ASMBS).Obesity surgery · 2024Article
- Inferring the diagnostic potential of 18F-FDG-PET/CT in post-renal transplantation from a unique case harboring multiple rare complications.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Body mass index affects kidney transplant outcomes: A cohort study over 5 years using a steroid sparing protocol.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Observational
- Pretransplant BMI Significantly Affects Perioperative Course and Graft Survival after Kidney Transplantation: A Retrospective Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Robot-assisted kidney transplantation: an update.Clinical kidney journal · 2022Review
- Combined Donor-Recipient Obesity and the Risk of Graft Loss After Kidney Transplantation.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2022Article
- Preoperative Cardiovascular Assessment of the Renal Transplant Recipient: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe number of morbidly obese kidney transplant candidates is growing. They have limited access to kidney transplantation and are at a higher risk of postoperative complications. Bariatric surgery is considered as a safe weight loss method in those patients.
objectivesMatched pair analysis was designed to analyze the preparatory and postoperative weight loss after bariatric procedures in end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) and non-ESKD morbidly obese patients.
methodsTwenty patients with ESKD underwent bariatric surgery in our Centre of Excellence for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery between 2015 and 2019 (nine one-anastomosis gastric bypasses, nine Roux-en-Y gastric bypasses, and two sleeve gastrectomies). They were compared with matched pairs from a dataset of 1199 morbidly obese patients without ESKD. Data on demographic factors and comorbidities was recorded. BMI was obtained at the start of the preparatory period preceding the bariatric procedure, at the time of procedure, and during the 1-year follow-up.
resultsThe ESKD and non-ESKD patients did not differ significantly in preoperative weight loss (13.00 ± 11.69 kg and 15.22 ± 15.96 kg respectively, p = 0.619). During the 1-year follow-up, the weight loss was similar to the non-ESKD group. In the first 3 months, faster weight loss in ESKD was observed. Initial and follow-up BMI values did not differ significantly between groups. We demonstrated that obese patients with ESKD can lose weight as effectively as non-ESKD patients.
conclusionMorbidly obese ESKD patients have an equal weight loss to patients without ESKD. Bariatric surgery could improve access to kidney transplantation and may potentially improve transplantation outcomes of obese patients with ESKD.
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