Delayed Sleeve Gastrectomy Following Liver Transplantation: A 5‐Year Experience

Volume: 25, Issue: 11, Pages: 1673 - 1681
Published: Oct 15, 2019
Abstract
Obesity has become an epidemic in the United States over the past decade, and recent studies have shown this trend in the liver transplantation (LT) population. These patients may be candidates for laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) to promote significant and sustained weight loss to prevent recurrence of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. However, safety remains a concern, and efficacy in this setting is uncertain. A single‐institution database...
Paper Details
Title
Delayed Sleeve Gastrectomy Following Liver Transplantation: A 5‐Year Experience
Published Date
Oct 15, 2019
Volume
25
Issue
11
Pages
1673 - 1681
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