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Ioannis I Lazaridis1, Tarik Delko2
1Clarunis, Department of Visceral Surgery, University Centre for Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, St. Clara Hospital and University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Abstract:
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has been recently termed metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) to address the strong association with the metabolic syndrome. The prevalence of MAFLD is significantly increased in obese individuals and treatment of obesity is currently the cornerstone of management of MAFLD. Bariatric and metabolic surgery nowadays emerges as a key therapeutic strategy for the treatment of the MAFLD. This review aims to provide an update on the novel studies reporting the outcomes of bariatric surgery on the spectrum of MAFLD, from hepatic steatosis to cirrhosis.
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