Introduction Effective workup and listing of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients for
renal transplantation, often with multiple co-morbidities, poses a challenge for transplant …

Obesity is a major factor in contemporary clinical practice in nephrology. Obesity accelerates
the progression of both diabetic and non-diabetic chronic kidney disease and, in renal …

The clinical practice guideline Management of Obesity in Kidney Transplant Candidates and
Recipients was developed to guide decision-making in caring for people with end-stage …

Abstract The 2022 American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and
International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) updated …

Methods A systematic search was conducted up to March 2020. Both comparative and non-
comparative studies investigating the role of bariatric surgery before or after KTX were …

Worldwide, the prevalence obesity, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease is increasing
apace. The relationship between obesity and chronic kidney disease is multidimensional …

Obesity increases the risk of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD), which has a major
negative impact on global health. Bariatric surgery (BS) has demonstrated a substantial …

Background Data on the benefits of bariatric surgery for morbid obesity among kidney
transplant recipients are scarce. Objective To examine the effect of bariatric surgery on graft …

Background Primary and secondary liver tumors are not always amenable to resection due
to location and size. Inadequate future liver remnant (FLR) may prevent patients from having …

Defining the indications for metabolic and bariatric surgery begins with an assessment of the
risk-benefit ratio of a given procedure against that of morbid obesity. Significant advances in …