laparoscopic roux-en-y versus mini-gastric bypass on liver function at 6 months in morbid obesity patients: a cross-sectional study

Background: various weight loss surgeries exist, with no absolute superiority; each has pros and cons. due to rising bariatric surgeries globally, it's vital to investigate comparisons between two-mini gastric bypass and roux-en-y gastric bypass (rygb), especially regarding their impact on liver function. objectives: the purpose of this study was to draw comparisons between the effects of mini gastric bypass and laparoscopic roux-en-y gastric bypass on liver function at 6 months among patients with morbid obesity. methods: this cross-sectional study included 90 bariatric surgery candidates (body mass index (bmi) 35 - 50) from 2018 - 2021. forty-five had laparoscopic mini gastric bypass surgery, while 45 had roux-en-y gastric bypass. demographic, anthropometric, lab, and sonographic tests were conducted at baseline, 3-, and 6-months post-surgery. data was analyzed using spss. results: in a study of 90 patients (75.6% female, mean age 38.6 ± 10.4 years), both surgeries (mini gastric bypass (mgb) and rygb) effectively reduced body weight, bmi, and waist circumference at 3- and 6-months post-surgery. however, mgb showed significantly higher bmi and weight loss compared to rygb (p = 0.003). in 90 patients, both surgeries reduced weight and bmi. however, mgb showed better bmi/weight loss. lfts (alt, ast, alp) remained stable after mgb but worsened at 3 months after rygb before recovering by 6 months. mini gastric bypass also showed better ggt improvement. both procedures improved fatty liver grading, fbs, and hba1c levels equally. no significant differences were observed in blood pressure, platelet count, hemoglobin, or mcv. ferritin levels increased in both groups but were higher in rygb. crp was higher in rygb at 3 months. conclusions: roux-en-y gastric bypass temporarily exacerbated liver enzymes and inflammation, but mgb resulted with more weight reduction. in comparison to rygb, mgb improved lfts more consistently.