Effect of preoperative diet regimen on liver size before laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in morbidly obese patients

ConclusionVLCD for three weeks before bariatric surgery effectively reduced liver size. The reduction is more in the left lobe. The changes of both lobes were correlated well with the pre- and post-regimen weight and BMI. It was also positively correlated with the initial size of both lobes.
Source: Surgical Endoscopy - Category: Surgery Source Type: research