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

Table 2

Summary of studies of VBG and their effect on NAFLD.

Vertical band gastroplasty
Study	Ref	Main outcomes	Type of study	Sample size	Followup
Ranløv and Hardt 1990	[32]	Decrease steatosis from 73% to 40%	Prospective cohort	8	12 months
Jaskiewicz et al., 2006	[33]	Improved steatosis and inflammation	Prospective cohort	10	8 months
Stratopoulos et al., 2005	[34]	Improved steatosis and NASH	Prospective cohort	216	18 ± 9.6 months