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. 2022 Dec;32(12):4066-4081.
doi: 10.1007/s11695-022-06308-1. Epub 2022 Oct 13.

Comparison of Kidney Transplantation Outcomes Between Patients with and Without Pre-transplantation Bariatric Surgery: a Systematic Review

Pouria Mousapour  1 , Jonathan Ling  2 , Edward Zimbudzi  3   4
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Comparison of Kidney Transplantation Outcomes Between Patients with and Without Pre-transplantation Bariatric Surgery: a Systematic Review

Pouria Mousapour et al. Obes Surg. 2022 Dec.

Abstract

This systematic review evaluated the impact of bariatric surgery, performed to improve eligibility for kidney transplantation, on post-transplantation outcomes. A systematic literature search was performed for articles published by 30 January 2022. A total of 31 studies were included. Among patients without pre-transplantation bariatric surgery, 18 studies reported 13.7% graft loss and 9.1% mortality within 5 years' post-transplantation. Among recipients with pre-transplantation bariatric surgery, 15 studies reported 8.7% graft loss and 2.8% mortality within 1 month to over 5 years' post-transplantation. Two case-control studies comparing post-transplantation outcomes between recipients with and without prior bariatric surgery demonstrated no significant differences between groups for graft loss, patient mortality, delayed graft function, wound complications and lymphocele. Non-randomized selection of patients and different lengths of follow-up limit the results of this study.

Keywords: Bariatric surgery; Kidney transplantation; Severe obesity; Systematic review.

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The authors declare no competing interests.

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