## Objective: This study examines the impact of biliopancreatic diversion, a malabsorptive variant of gastric bypass, on liver histology. ## Methods: Liver samples were collected from 689 severely obese (bmi 47 +/- 9 kg m(2)) patients undergoing biliopancreatic diversion. exclusion criteria inclu
Retinol and α-Tocopherol in Morbid Obesity and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
✍ Scribed by José I. Botella-Carretero; José A. Balsa; Clotilde Vázquez; Roberto Peromingo; Manuela Díaz-Enriquez; Héctor F. Escobar-Morreale
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 160 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0960-8923
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