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This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic performance of serum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), particularly dynamic changes in NGAL (\u0394NGAL), for discriminating between patients with and without postoperative AKI after LSG. Methods: This prospective observational cohort study included 60 patients with severe obesity who underwent LSG at a tertiary referral center. Serum NGAL, serum creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, and estimated glomerular filtration rate were measured preoperatively and on postoperative days 1 and 3. AKI was defined according to creatinine-based Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes criteria. Patients were compared according to postoperative AKI status. \u0394NGAL and changes in renal function parameters were analyzed, and receiver operating characteristic curve analysis was performed to assess diagnostic performance. Results: AKI developed in 6 patients (10%). Postoperative day 1 NGAL levels were significantly higher in patients who developed AKI than in those who did not. \u0394NGAL from preoperative baseline to postoperative day 1 was significantly greater in the AKI group. ROC analysis demonstrated that \u0394NGAL had strong discriminatory performance for postoperative AKI, with an area under the curve of 0.901, sensitivity of 83.3%, and specificity of 90.7% at an exploratory cut-off value of 57.2 ng\/mL. Absolute NGAL values showed lower diagnostic performance than \u0394NGAL. Conclusions: Dynamic changes in serum NGAL should not be interpreted as a replacement for creatinine-based AKI criteria but may be considered a complementary biomarker associated with perioperative renal stress in selected bariatric surgery patients.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm15197466","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,25]],"date-time":"2026-09-25T08:09:02Z","timestamp":1790323742000},"page":"7466","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Dynamic Changes in Serum Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin for Discrimination of Creatinine-Defined Acute Kidney Injury After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6151-3534","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Remzi Can","family":"\u00c7ak\u0131r","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of General Surgery, Bursa City Hospital, University of Health Sciences, 16110 Bursa, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zinet Asuman","family":"Arslan Onuk","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Antalya Education and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, 07100 Antalya, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sibel","family":"Kulaks\u0131zo\u011flu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biochemistry, Antalya Education and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, 07100 Antalya, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Halit","family":"\u00d6zg\u00fcl","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of General Surgery, Antalya Education and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, 07100 Antalya, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7346-6977","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Arif","family":"Aslaner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of General Surgery, Antalya Education and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, 07100 Antalya, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Erhan","family":"Aydemir","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of General Surgery, Antalya Education and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, 07100 Antalya, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4006-2527","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"\u00d6mer","family":"\u00c7elik","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of General Surgery, Antalya Education and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, 07100 Antalya, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9528-2148","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"R\u0131dvan","family":"Yavuz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Antalya Education and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, 07100 Antalya, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6559-2604","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Azmi","family":"Lale","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgical Oncology, Erciyes University, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6390-116X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Orhan","family":"Aras","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Antalya Education and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, 07100 Antalya, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,25]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1937","DOI":"10.1007\/s11695-020-05207-7","article-title":"Bariatric surgery survey 2018: Similarities and disparities among the 5 IFSO chapters","volume":"31","author":"Angrisani","year":"2021","journal-title":"Obes. 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