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The Effects of Metabolic Surgery on Fatty Liver Disease and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis.
The Surgical clinics of North America - 1 Aug 2016
Clanton Jesse, Subichin Michael
Abstract excerpt
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an under-recognized but increasingly important manifestation of the metabolic syndrome. Bariatric surgery, both through direct weight loss and more indirect effects on insulin resistance and improvements in inflammatory proteins, can have a profound effect on NAFLD, resulting in improvement or resolution of even high-grade liver disease.
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