Revisional Bariatric Surgery in a Transplant Patient

Highlights • A BMI of over 35–45 kg/m2 is deemed the upper limit for considering a patient for a renal transplant. • An LSG was performed that aided the patient to drop his BMI from 42 to 31.5 kg/m2 in 6 months. • The LSG also helped improve the patients diabetic and hypertensive profiles, until he...

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Published in:International journal of surgery case reports 2017-01, Vol.31, p.86-88
Main Authors: Al Sabah, Salman, Al Haddad, Eliana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bariatric surgery
Case Report
Gastric bypass
Kidney transplant
Sleeve gastrectomy
Surgery
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Summary:Highlights • A BMI of over 35–45 kg/m2 is deemed the upper limit for considering a patient for a renal transplant. • An LSG was performed that aided the patient to drop his BMI from 42 to 31.5 kg/m2 in 6 months. • The LSG also helped improve the patients diabetic and hypertensive profiles, until he regained weight. • Gastric bypass was a safe and effective procedure post transplant, and aided in permanently improving the patients co-morbidities.
ISSN:2210-2612
2210-2612
DOI:10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.01.004