| Title |
Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Liver Fibrosis
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Obesity Surgery, November 2011
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| DOI | 10.1007/s11695-011-0559-y |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Myriam Moretto, Carlos Kupski, Vinicius Duval da Silva, Alexandre V. Padoin, Cláudio C. Mottin |
| Abstract |
Although bariatric surgery has been shown to improve hepatic steatosis in morbidly obese patients, the effect of weight loss on hepatic fibrosis has not been determined. Since the prognosis of patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is closely related to the development of hepatic fibrosis, it is important to determine the hepatic histology of these patients after weight loss. We therefore evaluated the prevalence of hepatic fibrosis in morbidly obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery and assessed the correlation of histologic changes with weight loss. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| France | 2 | 3% |
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 76 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Postgraduate | 11 | 14% |
| Other | 8 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 8 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 9% |
| Other | 18 | 23% |
| Unknown | 20 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 40 | 51% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 6% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 3% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 2 | 3% |
| Engineering | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 4 | 5% |
| Unknown | 24 | 30% |