Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease After Pancreaticoduodenectomy for a Cancer Diagnosis

Purpose: Current literature reports increased incidence of postpancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a precursor for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and cirrhosis. The incidence of and risk factors (RFs) for NAFLD in the PD population, however, are not well elucidated. Methods: A cohort of 421 patients from a single institution who underwent PD for carcinoma and followed for at least 6 months were assessed...