San Francisco—The benefits of bariatric surgery for the liver appear to be robust and durable, according to a new study showing that obese patients with signs of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis can keep the disease at bay for five years or more if their NASH disappears during the first year after surgery.
The French researchers who conducted the study also found that postoperative regression of fibrosis continued to improve between one and five years.
“Among NASH patients, bariatric