Does vitamin E reduce liver stiffness in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease?
One year of vitamin E treatment improved noninvasive fibrosis scores and liver stiffness in NAFLD patients. The responses were similar between different PNPLA3 genotypes.
To prevent this complication, we suggest that, first of all, in elderly and thin patients smaller trocar insertion sites (<10 mm) should be utilized as insertion routes for the drains and, secondly, the fascial defect should be closed just after removing the drains whenever the defect measures 10 mm or more in size.