title: The Effect of Bariatric Surgery on the Spectrum of Fatty Liver Disease.
abstract: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is becoming one of the most common causes of liver disease in the western world. The most significant risk factors are obesity and the metabolic syndrome for which bariatric surgery has been shown to be an effective treatment. However, the effects of bariatric surgery on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, specifically liver fibrosis and cirrhosis, are not well established. We review published bariatric surgery outcomes with respect to nonalcoholic liver disease. On the basis of this review we suggest that bariatric surgery may provide a viable treatment option for the treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, including patients with fibrosis and compensated cirrhosis, and that this topic should be a target of future investigation.
authors: Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
authors: Jordan J
authors: JJ
authors: Nostedt
authors: Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
authors: Noah J
authors: 0000-0002-9273-1008
authors: NJ
authors: Switzer
authors: Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
authors: Richdeep S
authors: 0000-0001-9964-6159
authors: RS
authors: Gill
authors: Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
authors: Jerry
authors: 0000-0001-8659-0934
authors: J
authors: Dang
authors: Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada; Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
authors: Daniel W
authors: 0000-0001-8737-4184
authors: DW
authors: Birch
authors: Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada; Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
authors: Christopher
authors: 0000-0002-4733-3625
authors: C
authors: de Gara
authors: Division of Gastroenterology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
authors: Robert J
authors: RJ
authors: Bailey
authors: Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada; Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
authors: Shahzeer
authors: S
authors: Karmali
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000209:etiology; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000601:surgery; D065626:Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D009765:Obesity / Q000601:surgery