Changes in Hepatic Fat Content by CT 1 Year After Sleeve Gastrectomy in Adolescents and Young Adults With Obesity

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CONTEXT: Obesity is associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is an effective means of weight loss and improvement of NAFLD in adults; however, data regarding the efficacy of SG in the early stages of pediatric NAFLD are sparse.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of SG on hepatic fat content 1 year after SG in youth with obesity compared with nonsurgical controls with obesity (NS).

DESIGN: A 12-month prospective study in 52 participants (mean age, 18.2 ± .36 years) with obesity, comprising 25 subjects who underwent SG (84% female; median body mass index [BMI], 44.6 [42.1-47.9] kg/m2) and 27 who were NS (70% female; median BMI, 42.2 [38.7-47.0] kg/m2).

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Hepatic fat content by computed tomography (liver/spleen ratio), abdominal fat by magnetic resonance imaging.

RESULTS: Mean 12-month decrease in BMI was greater in SG vs NS (-12.5 ± .8 vs -.2 ± .5 kg/m2, P < .0001). There was a within-group increase in the liver-to-spleen (L/S) ratio in SG (.13 ± .05, P = .014) but not NS with a trend for a difference between groups (P = .055). All SG participants with an L/S ratio <1.0 (threshold for the diagnosis of NAFLD) before surgery had a ratio of >1.0 a year after surgery, consistent with resolution of NAFLD. Within SG, the 12-month change in L/S ratio was negatively associated with 12-month change in visceral fat (ρ = -.51 P = .016).

CONCLUSIONS: Hepatic fat content as assessed by noncontrast computed tomography improved after SG over 1 year in youth with obesity with resolution of NAFLD in all subjects. This was associated with decreases in visceral adiposity.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:108

Enthalten in:

The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 108(2023), 12 vom: 17. Nov., Seite e1489-e1495

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

López López, Ana Paola [VerfasserIn]
Tuli, Shubhangi [VerfasserIn]
Lauze, Meghan [VerfasserIn]
Becetti, Imen [VerfasserIn]
Pedreira, Clarissa C [VerfasserIn]
Huber, Florian A [VerfasserIn]
Omeroglu, Emre [VerfasserIn]
Singhal, Vibha [VerfasserIn]
Misra, Madhusmita [VerfasserIn]
Bredella, Miriam A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adolescents
Computed tomography (CT)
Journal Article
Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS)
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
Obesity
Sleeve gastrectomy

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Date Completed 20.11.2023

Date Revised 29.01.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1210/clinem/dgad390

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NLM359043887