Medical and Surgical Weight Loss as a Pathway to Renal Transplant Listing
These results suggest MBS is superior to MM in achieving weight loss prior to listing for kidney transplantation. Larger studies are needed to ensure the safety profile is acceptable in patients with ESRD undergoing bariatric surgery.
Authors
- Seth J. Karp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5266-1025)
- Kelly A. Birdwell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7996-3947)
- Irene D. Feurer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5444-5695)
- Jason M. Samuels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5427-3117)
- David R. Shaffer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3040-7499)
- Wayne J. English (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9663-5761)
- Sunil K. Geevarghese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6356-0310)
Institutions
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Surgeon
- Published
- 2024-08-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00031348241275714
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.03
Funders
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences