Liver biopsy at the time of bariatric surgery: a benefit for patients and the medical community

Affiliations

¹ Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York.

Editorial

Elizabeth C Verna. Semin Liver Dis. 2014 Feb.

. 2014 Feb;34(1):1-6.

doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1371549. Epub 2014 Apr 29.

¹ Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York.

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Hepatic pathology among patients without known liver disease undergoing bariatric surgery: observations and a perspective from the longitudinal assessment of bariatric surgery (LABS) study.
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