Bariatric Surgery in Renal Transplant Patients

Osama Gheith 1, Torki Al-Otaibi, Medhat A Halim, Tarek Mahmoud, Ahmed Mosaad, Jude Yagan, Zakaria Zakaria, Suzann Rida, Prasad Nair, Rashad Hassan

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01 February 2017

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doi: 10.6002/ect.mesot2016.P35

Abstract

Objectives: The idea of transplanting organs is not new, nor is the disease of obesity. Obese transplant recipients have greater risk of early death than their cohorts, which is not due to increased rejection but due to obesity-related complications, including arterial hypertension, diabetes, and delayed graft function. Here, our aim was to evaluate the effects of bariatric surgery versus lifestyle changes on outcomes of moderate to severely obese renal transplant recipients.

Materials and methods: Twenty-two morbidly obese patients with stable graft function who underwent bariatric surgery were compared with 44 obese patients on lifestyle management (control group). Both groups were evaluated regarding graft and patient outcomes.

Results: The studied groups were comparable demographically. In the bariatric study group versus control group, we observed that the mean body mass index was 38.49 ± 9.1 versus 44.24 ± 6 (P = .024) at transplant and 34.34 ± 7.6 versus 44.38 ± 6.7 (P = .002) at 6 months of bariatric surgery. Both groups received a more potent induction immunosuppression, but this was significantly higher in the obese nonbariatric control group (P < .05). There were more patients with slow and delayed graft functions in the same nonbariatric group. The 2 groups were comparable regarding new-onset diabetes after transplant, total patients with diabetes, and graft outcomes (P > .05).

Conclusions: Bariatric surgeries are feasible, safe pro cedures for selected obese renal transplant recipients.

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