Safety and efficacy of bariatric surgery in patients with advanced fibrosis.

T SinghG S KochharG B GohP SchauerS BrethauerM KrohA AminianR LopezSrinivasan DasarathyA J McCullough

Published in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2016)

Advanced fibrosis does not increase the risk of developing postoperative complications in medically optimized patients undergoing bariatric surgery. Improvement in serum transaminase levels suggests a reduction in hepatic necroinflammatory activity following bariatric surgery.

Keyphrases

bariatric surgery
weight loss
obese patients
patients undergoing
liver fibrosis