Lorcaserin Use in the Management of Morbid Obesity in a Pre-Liver Transplant Patient

Julio A. Gutierrez; Carmen Landaverde; Jennifer T. Wells; Fred Poordad

doi:10.1002/hep.28556

Lorcaserin Use in the Management of Morbid Obesity in a Pre-Liver Transplant Patient

Julio A. Gutierrez, Carmen Landaverde, Jennifer T. Wells, Fred Poordad

UT Health San Antonio Transplant Center

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Management of obesity and decompensated cirrhosis in those requiring liver transplantation (LT) is a challenging dilemma. Because of concerns for perioperative complications, many centers avoid transplant in those with a body mass index (BMI) greater than 40 kg/m². Bariatric surgery is associated with increased risk attributable to complications of portal hypertension, including variceal rupture. Therefore, weight loss and LT options are limited. Several new classes of weight loss drugs are commercially available, including the anoretic, lorcaserin. This case illustrates the successful use of lorcaserin in a morbidly obese individual with decompensated cirrhosis evaluated for LT listing. (Hepatology 2016;64:301–302).

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	301-302
Number of pages	2
Journal	Hepatology
Volume	64
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/hep.28556
State	Published - Jul 1 2016

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