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Reduction in hepatic left lobe volume is a good indicator of metabolic improvement after bariatric surgery

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology volume 9, page 64 (2012)Cite this article

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A recent study published in the International Journal of Obesity has demonstrated that a reduction in hepatic left lobe volume (HLLV) is the best predictor of improvement of various cardiometabolic risk factors in obese women undergoing gastric banding.

Ferruccio Santini and colleagues previously developed an easy, safe and low-cost ultrasound technique to measure HLLV, and they found HLLV to be a sensitive indicator of ectopic fat deposition. BMI is commonly used to classify obesity, but it is not necessarily the best predictor of morbidities associated with abnormal fat accumulation.

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  1. Giannetti, M. et al. Hepatic left lobe volume is a sensitive index of metabolic improvement in obese women after gastric banding. Int. J. Obes. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2011.243

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  1. Isobel Franks
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Franks, I. Reduction in hepatic left lobe volume is a good indicator of metabolic improvement after bariatric surgery. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 9, 64 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2011.258

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