Stage of fibrosis is not a predictive determinant of weight loss in patients undergoing bariatric surgery.

Bariatric surgery Liver fibrosis NAFLD Noninvasive test Weight loss

Journal

Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery
ISSN: 1878-7533
Titre abrégé: Surg Obes Relat Dis
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101233161

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
24 Feb 2024
Historique:
received: 30 10 2023
revised: 29 01 2024
accepted: 17 02 2024
medline: 25 3 2024
pubmed: 25 3 2024
entrez: 24 3 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are an increasing health care burden worldwide. Weight loss is currently the best option to alleviate NAFLD and is efficiently achieved by bariatric surgery. Presence of NAFLD seems to be predictive for postoperative weight loss. To date, only few predictive factors for postbariatric weight loss (age, diabetes, psychiatric disorders) are established. Since liver fibrosis is the pathogenic driver for the progression of liver disease, we investigated its role in predicting postoperative weight loss. This study focuses on the correlation between fibrosis stage and weight loss. University and university-affiliated cooperation, Germany. We used a prospective, single-center cohort study including 164 patients who underwent bariatric surgery with simultaneous liver biopsies. Liver fibrosis was determined histologically according to Kleiner score and noninvasively by APRI and FIB-4 score. Percentage of total body weight loss was calculated at 1-year follow up visit. Thirty-two patients were found without fibrosis, whereas 91 patients showed mild fibrosis (F1), 37 significant fibrosis (F2), and only 4 patients presented advanced fibrosis (F3) at the time of bariatric surgery. Weight loss was similar across different degrees of fibrosis stage. Accordingly, linear regression analysis did not identify predictors of weight loss among fibrosis scores. In multivariable analysis, age and presence of diabetes showed the strongest predictive value. Baseline presence of fibrosis was not associated with postoperative weight loss, while age and diabetes were independent predictors of weight loss. Bariatric surgery should be applied independently of the fibrosis stage.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are an increasing health care burden worldwide. Weight loss is currently the best option to alleviate NAFLD and is efficiently achieved by bariatric surgery. Presence of NAFLD seems to be predictive for postoperative weight loss. To date, only few predictive factors for postbariatric weight loss (age, diabetes, psychiatric disorders) are established.
OBJECTIVES OBJECTIVE
Since liver fibrosis is the pathogenic driver for the progression of liver disease, we investigated its role in predicting postoperative weight loss. This study focuses on the correlation between fibrosis stage and weight loss.
SETTING METHODS
University and university-affiliated cooperation, Germany.
METHODS METHODS
We used a prospective, single-center cohort study including 164 patients who underwent bariatric surgery with simultaneous liver biopsies. Liver fibrosis was determined histologically according to Kleiner score and noninvasively by APRI and FIB-4 score. Percentage of total body weight loss was calculated at 1-year follow up visit.
RESULTS RESULTS
Thirty-two patients were found without fibrosis, whereas 91 patients showed mild fibrosis (F1), 37 significant fibrosis (F2), and only 4 patients presented advanced fibrosis (F3) at the time of bariatric surgery. Weight loss was similar across different degrees of fibrosis stage. Accordingly, linear regression analysis did not identify predictors of weight loss among fibrosis scores. In multivariable analysis, age and presence of diabetes showed the strongest predictive value.
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
Baseline presence of fibrosis was not associated with postoperative weight loss, while age and diabetes were independent predictors of weight loss. Bariatric surgery should be applied independently of the fibrosis stage.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38522962
pii: S1550-7289(24)00078-9
doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2024.02.006
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Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2024 American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Auteurs

Maximilian Joseph Brol (MJ)

Department of Internal Medicine B, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.

Uta Drebber (U)

Department of Pathology, University Hospital of Cologne and Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

Xiaojie Yu (X)

Department of Pathology, University Hospital of Cologne and Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

Robert Schierwagen (R)

Department of Internal Medicine B, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.

Wenyi Gu (W)

Department of Internal Medicine B, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.

Andreas Plamper (A)

Department of Bariatric, Metabolic, and Plastic Surgery, St. Franziskus-Hospital, Cologne, Germany.

Sabine Klein (S)

Department of Internal Medicine B, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.

Margarete Odenthal (M)

Department of Pathology, University Hospital of Cologne and Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

Frank Erhard Uschner (FE)

Department of Internal Medicine B, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.

Michael Praktiknjo (M)

Department of Internal Medicine B, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.

Jonel Trebicka (J)

Department of Internal Medicine B, University of Münster, Münster, Germany; European Foundation for the Study of Chronic Liver Failure-EF Clif, Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: jonel.trebicka@ukmuenster.de.

Karl Peter Rheinwalt (KP)

Department of Bariatric, Metabolic, and Plastic Surgery, St. Franziskus-Hospital, Cologne, Germany.

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