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01-01-2015 | Review Article

Bariatric Surgery and Liver Transplantation: a Systematic Review a New Frontier for Bariatric Surgery

Authors: Andrea Lazzati, Antonio Iannelli, Anne-Sophie Schneck, Anaïs Charles Nelson, Sandrine Katsahian, Jean Gugenheim, Daniel Azoulay

Published in: Obesity Surgery | Issue 1/2015

Abstract

This study aims to conduct a systematic review on bariatric surgery (BS) for patients in the setting of liver transplantation (LT). A literature review was conducted on the PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases. Studies in the English language on adults reporting on BS prior to, during, or after LT were included. Eleven studies with 56 patients were retrieved. Two studies reported on BS before, two during, and seven after LT. Sleeve gastrectomy was the most common procedure, followed by Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, biliopancreatic diversion, and gastric banding. The overall mortality rate was nil in the early postoperative period and 5.3 % in the first postoperative year. The reoperation rate was 12.2 %. Obesity surgery seems feasible in this population, but mortality and morbidity are higher.

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Title: Bariatric Surgery and Liver Transplantation: a Systematic Review a New Frontier for Bariatric Surgery
Authors: Andrea Lazzati
Antonio Iannelli
Anne-Sophie Schneck
Anaïs Charles Nelson
Sandrine Katsahian
Jean Gugenheim
Daniel Azoulay
Publication date: 01-01-2015
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Obesity Surgery / Issue 1/2015
Print ISSN: 0960-8923
Electronic ISSN: 1708-0428
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-014-1430-8

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