Stage of fibrosis is not a predictive determinant of weight loss in patients undergoing bariatric surgery.

Maximilian Joseph BrolUta DrebberXiaojie YuRobert SchierwagenWenyi GuAndreas PlamperSabine KleinMargarete OdenthalFrank Erhard UschnerMichael PraktiknjoJonel TrebickaKarl Peter Rheinwalt

Published in: Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery (2024)

Baseline presence of fibrosis was not associated with postoperative weight loss, while age and diabetes were independent predictors of weight loss. Bariatric surgery should be applied independently of the fibrosis stage.

Keyphrases

weight loss
bariatric surgery
patients undergoing
obese patients
roux en y gastric bypass
glycemic control
gastric bypass
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
weight gain
liver fibrosis
physical activity
metabolic syndrome