London: Undergoing bariatric
surgery may significantly lower the risk of developing severe chronic kidney
disease and kidney failure, according to a study.
Obesity is a dangerous
condition and goes hand in hand with elevated blood pressure, cardiovascular
diseases and Type-2 diabetes, which in turn may lead to complications such as
chronic kidney disease.
Obesity is also an independent
risk factor in developing chronic kidney disease. Different obesity treatment
strategies include life style interventions, dietary modification,
pharmacological and surgical treatment.
The findings showed that
patients with evidence of kidney damage — high levels of protein in the urine —
benefited most from surgical treatment, indicating that surgery prevents
progression of pre-existing kidney injury towards renal failure.
“The study reported long-term
effects of bariatric surgery compared to usual obesity care on incidence of
end-stage renal disease alone and in combination with chronic kidney disease
stage 4,” said A. Shulman, from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of
Gothenburg in Sweden.
For the study, published in the
International Journal of Obesity, over 4,000 patients aged 37-60 years with
obesity were followed for more than 20 years.
Half of the patients received
weight-loss surgery, and the other half were treated with conventional
non-surgical methods in the primary health care.
These results add to a large
body of evidence which demonstrates that bariatric surgery, reduces mortality,
improves type 2 diabetes and prevents cardiovascular disease and cancer, the
researchers added.
–IANS
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