Laparoscopic adjustable gastric band in an obese unrelated living donor prior to kidney transplantation: a case report
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Laparoscopic adjustable gastric band in an obese unrelated living donor prior to kidney transplantation: a case report
INTRODUCTION Obese living donors who undergo donor nephrectomy have higher rates of intra-operative and post-operative complications. Many centres exclude obese donors from living donor transplant programs. Diet, exercise and medication are often ineffective weight loss interventions for donors, hence bariatric surgery should be considered. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of a 53-year-ol...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Case Reports
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-4-107