Commentary
In this retrospective cohort study of 1158 patients with biopsy-proven fibrotic NASH without cirrhosis, bariatric surgery was significantly associated with a lower risk of major adverse liver outcomes and major adverse cardiovascular events.
For the authors, in this study, “among patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and obesity, bariatric surgery, compared with nonsurgical management, was associated with a significantly lower risk of incident major adverse liver outcomes and major adverse cardiovascular events.
