Obesity and liver transplantation  

作　　者：Subhashini Ayloo John Armstrong Scott Hurton Michele Molinari 

机构地区：[1]Department of Surgery,Dalhousie University

出　　处：《World Journal of Transplantation》2015年第3期95-101,共7页世界移植杂志

摘　　要：The percentage of overweight and obese patients(OPs) waiting for a liver transplant continues to increase. Despite the significant advances occurred in bariatric medicine, obesity is still considered a relative contraindication to liver transplantation(LT). The main aim of this review is to appraise the literature on the outcomes of OPs undergoing LT, treatments that might reduce their weight before, during or after surgery, and discuss some of the controversies and limitations of the current knowledge with the intent of highlighting areas where future research is needed.The percentage of overweight and obese patients(OPs) waiting for a liver transplant continues to increase. Despite the significant advances occurred in bariatric medicine, obesity is still considered a relative contraindication to liver transplantation(LT). The main aim of this review is to appraise the literature on the outcomes of OPs undergoing LT, treatments that might reduce their weight before, during or after surgery, and discuss some of the controversies and limitations of the current knowledge with the intent of highlighting areas where future research is needed.

关 键 词：LIVER TRANSPLANTATION BARIATRIC surgery OBESITY END-STAGE LIVER disease WEIGHT-LOSS Access to TRANSPLANTATION 

分 类 号：R[医药卫生]