Bariatric surgery before and after kidney transplantation: long-term  weight loss and allograft outcomes

Severe obesity is frequently a barrier to kidney transplantation, and kidney transplant recipients often have significant weight gain following transplantation.

Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - May 31, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Jordana B. Cohen, Mary Ann Lim, Colleen M. Tewksbury, Samuel Torres-Landa, Jennifer Trofe-Clark, Peter L. Abt, Noel N. Williams, Kristoffel R. Dumon, Simin Goral Tags: Original article: integrated health Source Type: research