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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease of Obesity

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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are part of the same continuum. They are a major, under-recognized cause of chronic liver disease. Good medical treatment options do not exist to date. The mainstay of treatment is weight loss. Bariatric surgery offers weight loss and improvement of NAFLD and NASH.

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  1. Section of Hepatology, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA

    Mankanwal S Sachdev MD

  2. Section of Hepatology, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA

    Caroline A Riely MD

  3. Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA

    Atul K Madan MD, FACS

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Sachdev, M.S., Riely, C.A. & Madan, A.K. Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease of Obesity. OBES SURG 16, 1412–1419 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1381/096089206778870012

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