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ArticleACG case reports journal2026

Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty After Solid Organ Transplantation: First Reported Case Worldwide in a Kidney Transplant Recipient.

Ehab Abufarhaneh, Ayed Alqahtani, Barham Abu Dayyeh, Ahmed Adel Amin, Ahmed Nazmi, Dieter Broering

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Article in ACG case reports journal, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Ehab AbufarhanehOrgan Transplant Center of Excellence, King Faisal Specialized Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ayed AlqahtaniProfessor of Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Barham Abu DayyehDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Ahmed Adel AminOrgan Transplant Center of Excellence, King Faisal Specialized Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2873-8678
Ahmed NazmiKidney & Pancreas Health Center, Organ Transplant Center of Excellence, King Faisal Specialized Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Dieter BroeringOrgan Transplant Center of Excellence, King Faisal Specialized Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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Abstract

Obesity adversely affects graft and cardiovascular outcomes in kidney transplant recipients, with limited effective therapies. Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) is established for obesity but not well studied post-transplant. We report ESG in a 33-year-old kidney transplant recipient with class III obesity. A structured search (PubMed, Embase, Scopus; January 2025) found no prior cases. ESG was completed without complications. At 6 months, meaningful weight loss and metabolic improvement occurred, with stable graft function. Semen parameters improved, without proven causality. ESG appears feasible and well tolerated in a selected patient. Safety cannot be established. Larger studies are needed.

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endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG)obesityorgan transplanttransplant recipient

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PMCPMC13246064

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