Bariatric Surgery as Potential Treatment for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Future Treatment by Choice or by Chance?

Table 3

Summary of studies of AGB and their effect on NAFLD.

Adjustable gastric banding studies
Study	Ref	Main outcomes	Type of study	Sample size	Followup
Dixon et al., 2004	[35]	Improved steatosis, inflammation, and fibrosis	Prospective cohort	36	25.6 months ± 10 months
Dixon et al., 2006	[36]	Improved steatosis, inflammation, and fibrosis	Prospective cohort	60	29.5 months ± 16 months
Mathurin et al., 2009	[37]	Improved steatosis and significant increase in fibrosis	Prospective cohort	381	50 months ± 7.8 months