title: Obesity and liver transplantation.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Subhashini Ayloo, John Armstrong, Scott Hurton, Michele Molinari, Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 2Y9, Canada.
authors.forename: Subhashini
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ayloo
authors.affiliation: Subhashini Ayloo, John Armstrong, Scott Hurton, Michele Molinari, Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 2Y9, Canada.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Armstrong
authors.affiliation: Subhashini Ayloo, John Armstrong, Scott Hurton, Michele Molinari, Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 2Y9, Canada.
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hurton
authors.affiliation: Subhashini Ayloo, John Armstrong, Scott Hurton, Michele Molinari, Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 2Y9, Canada.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Molinari
keywords: Access to transplantation; Bariatric surgery; End-stage liver disease; Liver transplantation; Obesity; Weight-loss