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Bariatric Surgery and Liver Transplantation: a Systematic Review a New Frontier for Bariatric Surgery

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This study aims to conduct a systematic review on bariatric surgery (BS) for patients in the setting of liver transplantation (LT). A literature review was conducted on the PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases. Studies in the English language on adults reporting on BS prior to, during, or after LT were included. Eleven studies with 56 patients were retrieved. Two studies reported on BS before, two during, and seven after LT. Sleeve gastrectomy was the most common procedure, followed by Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, biliopancreatic diversion, and gastric banding. The overall mortality rate was nil in the early postoperative period and 5.3 % in the first postoperative year. The reoperation rate was 12.2 %. Obesity surgery seems feasible in this population, but mortality and morbidity are higher.

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Andrea Lazzati declares no conflict of interest. Antonio Iannelli declares no conflict of interest. Anne-Sophie Schneck declares no conflict of interest. Anaïs Charles Nelson declares no conflict of interest. Sandrine Katsahian declares no conflict of interest. Jean Gugenheim declares no conflict of interest. Daniel Azoulay declares no conflict of interest.

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  1. Department of Digestive Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, 40 avenue de Verdun, 94000, Créteil, France

    Andrea Lazzati

  2. Service de Chirurgie Digestive et Transplantation Hépatique, Hôpital Archet 2, 151 route Saint Antoine de Ginestiere, CS 23079-06202, Nice Cedex 3, France

    Antonio Iannelli, Anne-Sophie Schneck & Jean Gugenheim

  3. Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Pôle digestif, 06202, Nice, France

    Antonio Iannelli, Anne-Sophie Schneck & Jean Gugenheim

  4. Faculté de Médecine, Université de Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, 06107, Nice, France

    Antonio Iannelli, Anne-Sophie Schneck & Jean Gugenheim

  5. Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris Department of Digestive, HepatoPancreatoBiliary and Liver Transplantation Surgery, Groupe Hospitalier Henri Mondor - Albert Chenevier, 51 avenue du maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 94010, Créteil, France

    Daniel Azoulay

  6. University Paris-Est, Créteil, France

    Daniel Azoulay

  7. Unité de Recherche Clinique (URC), Groupe Hospitalier Henri Mondor - Albert Chenevier, Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), 51 avenue du maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 94010, Créteil, France

    Anaïs Charles Nelson & Sandrine Katsahian

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Lazzati, A., Iannelli, A., Schneck, AS. et al. Bariatric Surgery and Liver Transplantation: a Systematic Review a New Frontier for Bariatric Surgery. OBES SURG 25, 134–142 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-014-1430-8

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