The Prevalence of NAFLD and Fibrosis in Bariatric Surgery Patients and the Reliability of Noninvasive Diagnostic Methods

Background. Bariatric surgery patients have a higher prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver (NAFL) than the general population; however, its assessment and the accurate staging of fibrosis are often complicated because noninvasive tests are not very accurate in patients with morbid obesity, and live...

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Main Authors: Maurizio Soresi, Daniela Cabibi, Rosaria V. Giglio, Stefania Martorana, Giuseppina Guercio, Rossana Porcasi, Antonino Terranova, Luigi A. Lazzaro, Maria R. Emma, Giuseppa Augello, Melchiorre Cervello, Gianni Pantuso, Giuseppe Montalto, Lydia Giannitrapani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/5023157