A Cleveland Clinic study shows that patients with obesity and fatty liver-related cirrhosis who had bariatric (weight-loss) surgery significantly lowered their future risk of developing serious liver complications compared with patients who received medical therapy alone.
Cleveland ClinicJan 27 2025 A Cleveland Clinic study shows that patients with obesity and fatty liver -related cirrhosis who had bariatric surgery significantly lowered their future risk of developing serious liver complications compared with patients who received medical therapy alone. The results were published in Nature Medicine journal.
Cirrhosis is categorized into two distinct stages: compensated and decompensated. In the compensated stage, despite presence of considerable damage, the liver maintains sufficient residual function to support the body's needs and patients can appear relatively healthy. In the decompensated stage, severe and life-threatening complications occur reflecting the liver's inability to sustain vital functions and liver transplantation becomes essential for survival.
Related StoriesFifteen years after enrollment, study results show that 20.9% in the surgical group and 46.4% in the nonsurgical group developed one of the major complications of liver disease including liver cancer and death.
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