title: Liver Transplantation and Bariatric Surgery: Best Approach.
abstract: Obesity has become increasingly prevalent, and the number of obese patients in need of liver transplant is expected to continue to increase. In addition, liver disease due to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is expected to become the leading cause of liver transplantation in the near future. However, obesity remains a relative contraindication in liver transplant. New strategies in managing this patient population are clearly needed. To this end, the authors review the current literature on the efficacy of bariatric surgery in the setting of liver transplantation in obese patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Olive-View Medical Center, 14445 Olive View Drive, 2B-182, Sylmar, CA 91342, USA.
authors.forename: Duminda
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Suraweera
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of California at Los Angeles, 200 Medical Plaza, Suite 214, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dutson
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of California at Los Angeles, 200 Medical Plaza, Suite 214, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Department of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, 200 Medical Plaza, Suite 214, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. Electronic address: SSaab@mednet.ucla.edu.
authors.forename: Sammy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saab
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery; D015897:Comorbidity / Q000639:trends; D058625:End Stage Liver Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D015431:Weight Loss
keywords: Bariatric surgery; Cirrhosis; Liver transplantation; NASH; Obesity