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ArticleObesity facts2022

Does Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio Correlate with the Improvement of Hepatosteatosis after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy?

Kadir Yildirim, İlhan Karabicak, Esra Kayahan Ulu, Recep Aktimur, Mahmut Fikret Gursel, Zafer Malazgirt

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Kadir YildirimDepartment of General Surgery, Medical Park Hospital, Samsun, Turkey.
İlhan KarabicakDepartment of General Surgery, Medical Park Hospital, Samsun, Turkey.
Esra Kayahan UluDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Altinbas University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Recep AktimurDepartment of General Surgery, Liv Hospital, Samsun, Turkey.
Mahmut Fikret GurselDepartment of General Surgery, Medical Park Hospital, Samsun, Turkey.
Zafer MalazgirtDepartment of General Surgery, Medical Park Hospital, Samsun, Turkey.

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introductionObesity is a disease that shortens life expectancy and predisposes to many diseases such as severe hepatosteatosis. Hepatosteatosis is characterized by inflammatory infiltration of the portal space. Bariatric surgery has improvement effect on hepatosteatosis and degree of inflammation. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is an effective and most common therapeutic option for obesity. Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio is a parameter associated with inflammatory disease. This study aimed to investigate if there is any correlation between improvements in hepatosteatosis and biochemical parameters especially neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and ultrasonographic findings 1 year after the laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.

methodsThe files of 66 patients who underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy between May 2017 and April 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. Preoperative and postoperative 1-year demographic data, biochemical and inflammatory parameters, and ultrasonographic reports of the liver were reviewed.

resultsA statistically significant improvement in hepatosteatosis was demonstrated by ultrasonography 1 year after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. A significant decrease was also observed in neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio. No correlation was found between the decrease of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and improvement in hepatosteatosis. There was also significant difference between the preoperative and postoperative BMI, biochemical and inflammatory parameters.

conclusionHowever, we found laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is associated with significant improvement in hepatosteatosis and inflammatory parameters; no correlation between the improvement in hepatosteatosis and NLR was seen at 1 year.

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LaparoscopyObesity, MorbidGastrectomyHumansLymphocytesNeutrophilsObesityRetrospective StudiesWeight LossBiochemical parametersHepatosteatosisNeutrophil-lymphocyte ratioObesity surgeryUltrasonography

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