Kidney360 2022 Aug 25

Bariatric Surgery Decreases Barriers for Kidney Transplant: Are There Other Weight-Loss Options?

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Do you recommend non-bypass bariatric surgeries over intestinal bypass procedures for kidney transplant-eligible candidates to prevent oxalate nephropathy, given the higher risk of kidney oxalate deposition with intestinal bypass?

Nephrology · University of Alabama Birmingham

Yes, my preference is for non-bypass bariatric surgery in my patients with severe obesity and sleeve gastrectomy is preferred. However, the GLP-1 agonists have really had an impact on weight loss in transplant patients and transplant candidates alike. There was a nice editorial by Lorden and Parajul...