Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty After Solid Organ Transplantation: First Reported Case Worldwide in a Kidney Transplant Recipient
Ehab Abufarhaneh, Ayed Alqahtani, Barham Abu Dayyeh, Ahmed Adel Amin, Ahmed Nazmi, Dieter Broering · 2026
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Abufarhaneh and colleagues report what they believe is the first case of its kind worldwide, in this 2026 ACG Case Reports Journal article. A thirty-three-year-old kidney transplant recipient had class III obesity, which threatens both the transplanted organ and the heart, yet weight-loss options after transplant are limited and surgery is risky.
The team used endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, a stomach-shrinking procedure done through the mouth with no incisions. A literature search found no prior reported case in a transplant recipient. Six months later the patient had lost meaningful weight, his metabolism had improved, and the kidney graft stayed stable. The authors stress that one successful case cannot prove safety, and larger studies must follow.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ehab Abufarhaneh, Ayed Alqahtani, Barham Abu Dayyeh, Ahmed Adel Amin, Ahmed Nazmi, Dieter Broering |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 11 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |