Bariatric surgery in liver transplant patients: Weighing the evidence

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1515-1516

  Mandell, M Susan ^a   Zimmerman, Michael ^a   Campsen, Jeffrey ^a   Kam, Igal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Cirrhosis; Liver transplantation; Morbid obesity; Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Indexed keywords

ANASARCA; ASCITES; BARIATRIC SURGERY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORBID OBESITY; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; OBESITY, MORBID; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 56549093700     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-008-9712-7     Document Type: Editorial

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