title: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis mimicking liver metastasis in obesity surgery.
abstract: We describe a case of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis detected incidentally during laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGBP). A 51-year-old female patient was scheduled for elective LRYGBP. Her weight was 144.9 kg and her body mass index was 56. Liver function tests showed mild elevation in alanine transaminase. The patient had a history of hypertension and insulin resistance and had no history of alcohol abuse. During LRYGBP, the gross appearance of the liver resembled metastatic lesions but the histology confirmed the diagnosis of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. The appearance of the liver necessitated taking biopsies, which showed Von Meyenburg complexes and moderate macrovesicular steatosis. This patient made an uneventful recovery and was discharged 2 days postoperatively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bariatric Surgery, St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust, Blackshaw Road, London, SW17 0QT, UK. sami.mansour@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Sami
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mansour
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rattan
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wan
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D015390:Gastric Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*