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World J Transplant. Sep 24, 2015; 5(3): 95-101
Published online Sep 24, 2015. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v5.i3.95
Published online Sep 24, 2015. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v5.i3.95
Obesity and liver transplantation
Subhashini Ayloo, John Armstrong, Scott Hurton, Michele Molinari, Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 2Y9, Canada
Author contributions: Ayloo S and Molinari M contributed to systematic literature review; Ayloo S and Molinari M wrote the manuscript; Armstrong J and Hurton S contributed to pictures and tables creation.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no conflict of interest.
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Correspondence to: Michele Molinari, MD, MSc, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, 1276 South Park Street, Office 6-302 Victoria General Hospital, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 2Y9, Canada. michele.molinari@cdha.nshealth.ca
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Received: April 4, 2015
Peer-review started: April 5, 2015
First decision: June 3, 2015
Revised: July 6, 2015
Accepted: July 21, 2015
Article in press: August 7, 2015
Published online: September 24, 2015
Peer-review started: April 5, 2015
First decision: June 3, 2015
Revised: July 6, 2015
Accepted: July 21, 2015
Article in press: August 7, 2015
Published online: September 24, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: The prevalence of obesity in the general population has doubled and the number of obese patients (OPs) affected by end-stage liver disease has increased with the same pace. There is conflicting data on the outcomes of OPs undergoing liver transplantation (LT) and the main aim of this review is to appraise the literature on the outcomes of OPs undergoing LT, treatments that might reduce their weight before, during or after surgery, and discuss some of the controversies and limitations of the current knowledge with the intent of highlighting areas where future research is needed.