Ahmed A. Noreldin*; MD, Rama A. Ali*; MD, Ahmed M. Kenawy*; MD, LobnaY.Ghanem**; MD, Abeya A. Lotfy** ;MD, Ahmed S. Ismail***; Msc.
Tamer A Wafa, PhD, MRCS, Abdelrahman Elshafey, PhD, Mostafa El-Ayoty, PhD, Mohamed Elzohiri, PhD
Tamer A Wafa, PhD, MRCS, Abdelrahman Elshafey, PhD, Sherif Abdelmaksoud, PhD, Hesham Sheir, PhD, MRCS, Mohamed El-Ghazaly, PhD
Shaban .M. Abdelmageed and Shawki Sharouda
1Adel A. Sied, 2Mohammed A. Rizk, 2Sherif M. Abdel Aziz
Reda Saad Mohamed Ezz, Mohamed Abd El Monem Rizk, Medhat Mohamed Helmy Khalil, Ahmed Heshmat Soliman Ahmed
Tamer M. Nabil1 M.D, Ahmed H. Khalil2 M.D, MRCS, Mohamed M. Elbarbary3 M.D
Mohamed Abd El-Monem Abd El-Salam Rizk, MD, Mohamed Ismail Mohamed Ismail, MD, Ramez Mounir Wahba , MD
Mohamed Abd El-Monem Abd El-Salam Rizk1, MD, Mohamed Ismail mohamed Ismail1, Ramez Mounir Wahba1,Waleed Anwar Abd El-Mohsen2
Ahmed Sobhy Abbass Ahmed Elsobky
1Yasser M. Salama M.Sc. MRCS, 2Mostafa S. Mahmoud MD
Tarek Ahmed Abd El- Azim, Mostafa Soliman Mahmoud, Mohamed Ismail Mohamed,Ahmad Refaat ELGendi*
Ahmed Serag Emara, Gad Mohamed Behairy, Amr H Afifi
Implication of Bariatric Surgery on NAFLD in Obese Patients
Background: Bariatric surgery results in favorable loss of excess weight, changes in co-morbidities and
improvement in quality of life. In patients with non-alcoholic liver disease, liver histology taken before or
during surgery reveals several histological abnormalities. In a prospective study of patients previously
submitted to bariatric surgery, we determined the changes in liver histology late after the surgery.
Methods: These 36 patients (11 males, 25 females) had two liver biopsies, the first at the time of
laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (14 patients ) and Laparoscopic OAGB ( 22 patients ),and the second
after weight loss. Second biopsies were obtained from two groups: those requiring a subsequent
laparoscopic procedure (n = 19) and those who accept for percutaneos biopsy (n = 17). All biopsies were
scored, blinded to the patient’s identity and clinical condition, for individual histological features and for
NASH stage and grade. Initial biopsies demonstrated NASH in 23 patients and steatosis in 12 patients.
Repeat biopsies were taken at 25.6 ± 10 months (range, 9–51 months) after surgery. Results: Mean weight
loss was 34.0±17 kg, and percentage of excess weight loss was 52±17%. There were major improvements
in lobular steatosis, necroinflammatory changes, and fibrosis at the second biopsy (P<.001 for all). Portal
abnormalities remained unchanged. Only four of the repeat biopsies fulfilled the criteria for NASH. There
were 18 patients with an initial fibrosis score of 2 or more compared with 3 patients at follow-up (P <
.001). Those with the metabolic syndrome (n = 23) had more extensive changes before surgery and greater
improvement with weight loss. Conclusion: Bariatric surgery improves steatosis, necroinflammatory
activity and hepatic fibrosis in patients with morbid obesity and NASH. It is followed by a dramatic
improvement or normalization of liver histological abnormalities in the great majority of the patients.
Keywords: Morbid obesity, gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, liver histology, non-alcoholic fatty liver
disease, hepatic steatosis.