Bariatric Surgery and Lung Transplant Outcomes: Case Series and Insights from a Propensity-Matched Analysis at a High-Volume Transplant Center
Prior bariatric surgery may not affect overall or CLAD-free survival after bilateral LTx. Bariatric surgery for obesity treatment in patients with advanced lung diseases may improve their LTx candidacy without compromising early and mid-term transplant outcomes.
Authors
- Hesham Mohamed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9044-366X)
- Ross Macrae Bremner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2216-9109)
- Sumeet K. Mittal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2760-3891)
- Mark Shacker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7303-9550)
- Andrés R. Latorre‐Rodríguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3401-8623)
Institutions
- Creighton University (US)
- St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona (US)
- Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud (CO)
- Secretaría de Salud de Bogotá (CO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Obesity Surgery
- Published
- 2025-05-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-025-07932-3
- Primary Topic
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00