Suraweera Duminda, Saab Elena G, Choi Gina, Saab Sammy
Dr Suraweera is a chief medical resident/attending physician in the Department of Medicine at Olive-View Medical Center in Sylmar, California. Ms Saab is a research assistant in the Department of Surgery at the University of California at Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. Dr Choi and Dr Saab are attending physicians in the Departments of Surgery and Medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles.
Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y). 2017 Mar;13(3):170-175.
Obesity is an important public health and medical concern in the United States. The rate of obesity has steadily risen for the past several decades. Obesity is associated with the development of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, which is one of the leading indications for liver transplantation. After liver transplantation, recipients tend to gain weight and develop recurrent fatty liver. Over time, recurrent fatty liver may impact patient and graft survival. A bariatric surgical approach may be beneficial in select patients.
肥胖是美国一个重要的公共卫生和医学问题。在过去几十年里，肥胖率一直在稳步上升。肥胖与非酒精性脂肪性肝炎的发生有关，而非酒精性脂肪性肝炎是肝移植的主要指征之一。肝移植后，受者往往会体重增加并出现复发性脂肪肝。随着时间的推移，复发性脂肪肝可能会影响患者和移植物的存活。对于某些特定患者，减肥手术可能有益。
