Medical management of metabolic and cardiovascular complications after liver transplantation

Table 1 Series reporting bariatric surgery after liver transplantation

Ref.	Year	Number of patients	Follow-up, mean (range)	Type of bariatric surgery	Improvement of comorbidities	Complications, n (%)	Mortality, n
Duchini et al[119], United States	2001	2	27 (18-36)	RYGB	Yes	0	0
Tichansky et al[120], United States	2005	1	4	RYGB	Yes	0	0
Butte et al[121], Chile	2007	1	6	SG	NE	0	0
Gentileschi et al[122], Italy	2009	1	9	BPD	NE	0	1 (myocardial infarction)
Elli et al[123], United States	2013	1	3	SG	NE	0	0
Lin et al[124], United States	2013	9	5 (3-12)	SG	Yes	3 (33.3) (1 incisional hernia, 1 bile leakage, 1 dysphagia)	0
Al-Nowayalati et al[71], United States	2013	7	59 (6-103)	RYGB	Yes	4 (57.1) (2 incisional hernia, 2 wound infections)	2 (1 septic shock at 6 mo after, 1 esophageal carcinoma at 9 mo after)
Pajecki et al[125], Brazil	2014	1	5	SG	Yes	0	0
Elli et al[126], United States	2016	2	2	SG	NE	0	0
Khoraki et al[127], United States	2016	5	33.7 (13-79)	SG	Yes	1 (20) (gastrointestinal bleeding)	0
Osseis et al[128], France	2017	6	41 (12-94.4)	SG	Yes	2 (33.3) (1 gastric fistula, 1 parietal mesh infection)	1 (multi-organ failure at 19 mo after)
Tsamalaidze et al[129], Mexico	2018	12	24	SG	Yes	4 (33.3) (2 dysphagia, 1 late drainage removal, 1 gastrostomy)	0

RYGB: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass; SG: Sleeve gastrectomy; BPD: Biliopancreatic diversion; NE: No effect.