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Clinical strategy of diagnosing and following patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease based on invasive and noninvasive methods.
Journal of gastroenterology - 1 Feb 2018
Yoneda Masato, Imajo Kento, Takahashi Hirokazu, Ogawa Yuji, Eguchi Yuichiro, Sumida Yoshio, Yoneda Masashi, Kawanaka Miwa, Saito Satoru, Tokushige Katsutoshi, Nakajima Atsushi
Abstract excerpt
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an important cause of chronic liver injury in many countries. The incidence of NAFLD is rising rapidly in both adults and children, because of the currently ongoing epidemics of obesity and type 2 diabetes. Notably, histological liver fibrosis is recognized as the main predictive factor for the overall long-term outcome of NAFLD, including cardiovascular disease and...
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