EVOLUTION OF LIVER STEATOSIS AFTER SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY

Nicho R.C.; Alarcón A.S.; Bran N.P.; Peche J.O. · Encyclopedia of Surgery: Volume 1: (22 Volume Set) (2020)

Resumen

Obesity is a complex, chronic, progressive, and pandemic disease directly associated with the development of NAFLD (NonAlcoholic Fatty Liver Disease), which is considered the commonest liver disease worldwide. In addition, NAFLD is recognized as a condition that may progress to end-stage liver disease like cirrhosis and/or hepatocellular carcinoma, bariatric surgery provides improvement or even histological resolution of NAFLD and NASH (NonAlcoholic SteatoHepatitis). To date, sleeve gastrectomy is the most commonly performed bariatric procedure worldwide, it has demonstrated acceptable and durable weight loss as well as improve NAFLD and NASH.