Teamwork Enables Transplant for Those With Obesity, ESRD
TOPLINE: A collaborative program between bariatric and transplant teams can enable patients with morbid obesity and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) to become eligible for a kidney transplant, a single-center study showed. METHODOLOGY: A cohort of 183 patients (mean age, 42.9 years; 66.7% women) was referred for metabolic bariatric surgery (MBS) due to obesity, which impeded …
