The Contribution of the Adipose Tissue-Liver Axis in Pediatric Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

To evaluate the histopathologic modifications in liver and visceral adipose tissue (VAT), and to correlate these changes with clinical measures, adipokine production, and proinflammatory cytokines in a population of adolescents with obesity with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) who underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG).

Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - September 12, 2019 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Antonio Franchitto, Guido Carpino, Anna Alisi, Francesco De Peppo, Diletta Overi, Cristiano De Stefanis, Ilaria Romito, Rita De Vito, Romina Caccamo, Battaglia Sonia, Salvatori Alessandra, Antonella Mosca, Arianna Alterio, Paolo Onori, Eugenio Gaudio, Val Tags: Original Article Source Type: research