Bariatric Surgery and Lung Transplant Outcomes: Case Series and Insights from a Propensity-Matched Analysis at a High-Volume Transplant Center.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An increasing number of patients with a history of bariatric surgery and advanced respiratory disease are presenting for lung transplantation (LTx). We aimed to describe and compare LTx outcomes between recipients with prior bariatric surgery and a matched control group at a high-volume lung transplant center.

Methods

After IRB approval, we identified bilateral LTx recipients with a pre-LTx history of bariatric surgery (Roux-en-Y gastric bypass [RYGB], sleeve gastrectomy [SG], or laparoscopic adjustable gastric band [LAGB]). The institutional experience is reported as a case series. Furthermore, perioperative and mid-term transplant outcomes such primary graft dysfunction (PGD), antibody-mediated rejection (AMR), acute cellular rejection (ACR), chronic lung allogr

SUBMITTER: Latorre-Rodriguez A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12271277 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature