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Renal Dysfunction Phenotypes in Patients Undergoing Obesity Surgery.
Biomolecules - 3 May 2023
Pereira Pedro R, Pereira João, Braga Patrícia C, Pereira Sofia S, Nora Mário, Guimarães Marta, Monteiro Mariana P, Rodrigues Anabela
Abstract excerpt
Obesity surgery candidates are at an increased risk of kidney injury, but pre-operative evaluation usually neglects kidney function assessment. This study aimed to identify renal dysfunction in candidates for bariatric surgery. To reduce the sources of bias, subjects with diabetes, prediabetes under metformin treatment, neoplastic or inflammatory diseases were excluded. Patients' (n = 192) average body mass index...
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