Management of the Obese Kidney Transplant Candidate

Obesity is an increasingly common condition that can exclude end stage renal disease patients from consideration of kidney transplantation. The optimal management of obese transplant candidates is uncertain, especially the use of pharmacologic therapies or bariatric surgery. We review the rationale to consider transplantation in obese patients, the impact of obesity on access to kidney transplantation, the evidence for obese patients to lose weight loss prior to kidney transplantation, perioperative management considerations and specific weight loss strategies prior to transplantation.
Source: Transplantation Reviews - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Source Type: research