Prior metabolic and bariatric surgery is an independent determinant of severity of decompensation in alcohol-associated liver disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with a history of metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) are susceptible to developing alcohol use disorder, potentially resulting in end-stage liver disease, with a paucity of data on the evolution of cirrhosis.

Aims

Our aim was to describe the demographics and mortality in hospitalizations over time in individuals diagnosed with cirrhosis due to alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) in relation to prior MBS.

Methods

We included patients hospitalized at the Ghent University Hospital between 1/1/2010 and 01/09/2023 with cirrhosis due to ALD. Data were retrieved retrospectively from all hospitalizations.

Results

46/275 (16.7%) of individuals with cirrhosis admitted with ALD had a history of MBS; they were predominantly female (76.1%), in cont

SUBMITTER: Onghena L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11652326 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature