Impact of pre-operative weight loss on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease histopathology and insulin resistance in individuals undergoing bariatric surgery: a propensity matched cross-sectional comparison.
Fábio Henrique Ribeiro MaldonadoPaulo Ferreira MegaCarlos Wustemberg GermanoLuana Leite Castilho DiasGuilherme Hoverter CallejasMartinho Antônio GesticMartinho Antonio GesticFelipe David Mendonça ChaimFrancisco Callejas-NetoÉlinton Adami ChaimEverton CazzoPublished in: Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina (2023)
Pre-operative WL was significantly associated with lower frequencies of macro- and mi- crovesicular steatosis, portal inflammation, and lower glycemia, indicating an association between the recent trajectory of body weight and histological aspects of NAFLD.