Bariatric surgery for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in individuals with obesity (Base-NAFLD): protocol of a prospective multicenter observational follow-up study

Abstract Background Bariatric surgery may be indicated in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) to achieve and maintain the degree of weight loss required to ensure therapeutic effects. However, bariatric surgery is still underrecognized in the treatment of NAFLD, including its infl...

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Main Authors: Luyang Wei, Mengyi Li, Na Zeng, Yang Liu, Rixing Bai, Nengwei Zhang, Jinghai Song, Pin Zhang, Qiyuan Yao, Zhenghan Yang, Xinyan Zhao, Yun Zhang, Peng Zhang, Zhongtao Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:BMC Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-021-01296-y