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Review
. 2022 Jul 22;20(1):9-12.
doi: 10.1002/cld.1226. eCollection 2022 Jul.

CON: Should patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis fibrosis undergo bariatric surgery as a primary treatment?

Eric B Newton  1 , Jason Pan  1 , Waihong Chung  1
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Review

CON: Should patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis fibrosis undergo bariatric surgery as a primary treatment?

Eric B Newton et al. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). .

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Estimate of BS numbers, 2011–2019. The ASMBS total bariatric procedure numbers are based on the best estimation from available data. Asterisk indicates new methodology for estimating outpatient procedures done at nonaccredited centers. Graph is from the ASMBS website (https://asmbs.org/resources/estimate‐of‐bariatric‐surgery‐numbers, accessed June 29, 2021)
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