Transplanting severely obese cirrhotic patients: Heavy clouds still on the horizon

Affiliations

¹ Multivisceral Transplant Unit, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy.
² Gastroenterology, Verona University Hospital, Ospedale Borgo Trento, Verona, Italy.

Editorial

Patrizia Burra et al. United European Gastroenterol J. 2022 Jun.

. 2022 Jun;10(5):445-446.

doi: 10.1002/ueg2.12234. Epub 2022 Apr 26.

¹ Multivisceral Transplant Unit, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy.
² Gastroenterology, Verona University Hospital, Ospedale Borgo Trento, Verona, Italy.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have none to declare regarding this manuscript.

Morbid obesity increases death and dropout from the liver transplantation waiting list: A prospective cohort study.
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