Bariatric Surgery May Resolve Liver Disease

Monday, December 1, 2008 - 10:30 in Health & Medicine

A recent study reports bariatric surgery results in improvement of histopathological features of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Complications of NAFLD, including steatosis, steatohepatitis and fibrosis appeared to improve or completely resolve in a majority of patients after bariatric surgery-induced weight loss, according to new results.

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