Determinants associated with the correction of glomerular hyper-filtration one year after bariatric surgery.

Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery Oct 2017

Description

Increased adipokine production and hyperfiltration may explain the links between obesity and chronic kidney disease. Indeed, hyperfiltration may precede a subsequent accelerated decline of kidney function in these patients. Glomerular filtration rate decreases after bariatric surgery in young obese patients with hyperfiltration.