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Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty as Facilitatorfor Renal Transplantation in Patie...
Patrício Correia, Vítor; Pereira, Teresa; Miranda, Carlos; Lalanda, Raquel; Nogueira, Helena Filipa; Marques, Pedro; Costa Gomes, Olavo; Craciun, AnaIntroduction: Obesity is a major barrier to kidney transplantation, associated with increased perioperative complications and reduced graft survival. Traditional bariatric surgeries have shown effectiveness in weight reduction but present challenges in pharmacokinetics and nutritional status. Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty has emerged as a less invasive alternative, potentially suitable as a bridge to renal tra...
Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty: early results of a minimally invasive procedure...
Correia, Vítor Patrício; Maria, Bernardo; Paulino, Ana; Ferreira, Carlos; Costa Gomes, Olavo; Nogueira, Filipa; Chiado, António; Coutinho, JoaoObjectives: We aimed to analyze the efficacy and safety of endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty at 3 months as well as to determine factors influencing post-procedural weight loss. Methods: Seventy-three patients with obesity classes I, II and III (BMI 31.1-46.6 kg/m2) underwent ESG between September 2021 and April 2022 at a tertiary care hospital using Overstitch (Apollo Endosurgery, Austin, TX). ESG's efficacy and ...