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Body Mass Index Thresholds and the Use of Bariatric Surgery in the Field of Kidney Transplantation in Germany
BACKGROUND: Obesity in the recipient is linked to inferior transplant outcome. Consequently, access to kidney transplantation (KT) is often restricted by body mass index (BMI) thresholds. Bariatric surgery (BS) has been established as a superior treatment for obesity compared to conservative measure...
Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer US
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8986752/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35305229 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11695-022-06000-4 |