Identification of Predictors of Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis and Its Severity in Individuals Undergoing Bariatric Surgery.

Arthur Balestra Silveira AyresCarollyne Rodovalho Guerra CarneiroMartinho Antonio GesticMurillo Pimentel UtriniFelipe David Mendonça ChaimFrancisco Callejas-NetoElinton Adami ChaimEverton Cazzo

Published in: Obesity surgery (2023)

NASH and severe NAFLD associated with higher levels of ALT, ALP, and glucose. Severe NAFLD associated with higher BMI and higher ferritin levels in this group. The concomitant evaluation of these laboratory tests could help ruling out NASH and safely screening severe NAFLD.

Keyphrases

bariatric surgery
early onset
drug induced
liver injury
body mass index
blood pressure
blood glucose
metabolic syndrome
obese patients
physical activity