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

Table 4

Summary of studies of malabsorptive procedure and their effect on NAFLD.

Malabsorptive procedure
Study	Ref	Main outcomes	Type of study	Sample size	Followup
Kral et al., 2004	[38]	Postoperative increase in fibrosis in 40%, a decrease in 27%, and no change in 33%	Prospective cohort	104	41 ± 25 months
Keshishian et al., 2005	[39]	Significant improvement in steatosis and inflammation	Retrospective cohort	78	6–36 months