Intraoperative Liver Biopsy During Adolescent Bariatric Surgery: Is It Really Necessary?

ConclusionsRoutine intraoperative liver biopsy during adolescent bariatric surgery possesses questionable benefit, as it does not appear to impact short-term postoperative management. Prospective, longitudinal studies are needed to better understand the meaningfulness of liver histopathology in this population.

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Source: Obesity Surgery - August 23, 2019 Category: Surgery Source Type: research