Usefulness of an index score as a predictor of hepatic fibrosis in obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery Utilidad de un índice de puntuación como predictor de fibrosis hepática en pacientes obesos sometidos a cirugía bariátrica

Usefulness of an index score as a predictor of hepatic fibrosis in obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery Utilidad de un índice de puntuación como predictor de fibrosis hepática en pacientes obesos sometidos a cirugía bariátrica

Objective: to evaluate the usefulness of a non-invasive clinical score to predict liver fibrosis in the steatosis associated with morbid obesity. Patients and methods: we included 88 patients, who underwent bariatric surgery in the Sanitary Area of León, Spain, and who showed a liver biopsy with ste...

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Main Authors: R. Díez Rodríguez, M. D. Ballesteros Pomar, A. Calleja Fernández, T. Gónzalez de Francisco, J. L. Olcoz Goñi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aran Ediciones 2009-08-01
Series:Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas
Subjects:
Obesidad mórbida
Hígado graso no alcohólico
Fibrosis
Morbid obesity
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
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