Does liver appearance predict histopathologic findings: prospective analysis of routine liver biopsies during bariatric surgery

NASH is common in the morbidly obese population. There does not appear to be a relationship between liver appearance and the histopathologic findings. Intraoperative liver biopsy is a safe and accurate method of diagnosing liver disease and should be considered in all morbidly obese patients undergoing abdominal surgery.