Will bariatric surgery become a first-line treatment for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in obese patients? A retrospective study of more than 220 patients found that 45% of obese patients with NAFLD who had abdominal imaging four or more years postoperatively showed no evidence of the liver disorder.
Data on the long-term impact of bariatric surgery on NAFLD in obese patients has been equivocal, said lead researcher Monica Konerman, MD, a clinical lecturer and director of the Michigan