Over 15 years, patients undergoing surgery had a 72% lower risk of severe liver issues and an 80% lower risk of advancing to decompensated cirrhosis. This suggests bariatric surgery as a viable ...

The risk of developing liver cancer is increased in people who have cirrhosis, a disease in which healthy liver tissue is ...

The risk of developing liver cancer is increased in people who have cirrhosis, a disease in which healthy liver tissue is ...

Right now, patients with obesity and cirrhosis have few treatments for their progressive liver disease, but a new study offers one available option: bariatric surgery. Weight loss operations ...

Researchers describe successful tumor removal through the use of immunotherapy and targeted radiation therapy (TARE), in a patient previously considered ineligible for the procedure.

Weight loss surgery can prevent people with obesity and fatty liver-related cirrhosis from developing major complications of ...

Weight-loss surgery lowers risk of developing complications of liver disease in patients with cirrhosis and obesity Bariatric surgery favorably influences progression of cirrhosis Date: January 27 ...

More information: Long-term liver outcomes after metabolic surgery in compensated cirrhosis due to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis, Nature Medicine (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024 ...

Malnutrition is highly prevalent among patients with chronic liver disease and is nearly universal among patients awaiting liver transplantation. Malnutrition in patients with cirrhosis leads to ...

A Cleveland Clinic study shows that patients with obesity and fatty liver-related cirrhosis who had bariatric (weight-loss) surgery significantly lowered their future risk of developing serious ...