SHOULD ROUTINE LIVER BIOPSY BE CONSIDERED IN BARIATRIC SURGICAL PRACTICE? AN ANALYSIS OF THE LIMITATIONS OF NON-INVASIVE NAFLD MARKERS

SHOULD ROUTINE LIVER BIOPSY BE CONSIDERED IN BARIATRIC SURGICAL PRACTICE? AN ANALYSIS OF THE LIMITATIONS OF NON-INVASIVE NAFLD MARKERS

ABSTRACT Background Non-invasive markers are useful and practical tools for assessing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), but liver biopsy remains the gold-standard method. Liver biopsy can be easily obtained on individuals undergoing bariatric surgery, but there is no ultimate evidence on t...

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Main Authors: Matheus Mathedi CONCON, Martinho Antonio GESTIC, Murillo Pimentel UTRINI, Felipe David Mendonça CHAIM, Elinton Adami CHAIM, Everton CAZZO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2022-04-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Subjects:
Non-alcoholic fatty hepatopathy
fatty liver
obesity
bariatric surgery
liver function tests
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