The Effect of Bariatric Surgery on the Spectrum of Fatty Liver Disease
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 surger...
Main Authors: | Jordan J. Nostedt, Noah J. Switzer, Richdeep S. Gill, Jerry Dang, Daniel W. Birch, Christopher de Gara, Robert J. Bailey, Shahzeer Karmali |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2016-01-01
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Series: | Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2059245 |
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