Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis and Bariatric Surgery

Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis and Bariatric Surgery

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a component of a wide spectrum of diseases that go from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) to cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma in 40-60% of patients with NASH-related cirrhosis in a 5-7 year follow-up [1]. NASH has become one of the leading causes of liver disease in the developed world. With NAFLD believed to have doubled in the past 20 yea...

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

[Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis].

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are the hepatic manifestations of the metabolic syndrome. Since the prevalence of obesity and consequently of the metabolic syndrome is steadily increasing, the different types of NAFLD are nowadays the most common cause of liver injury in North America. The development of NASH and fatty liver cirrhosis occurs af...

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in children.

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is an important liver disease in children; it can cause cirrhosis in children. The disease mechanism involves hepatic insulin resistance with hyperinsulinemia and changes in certain adipocytokines and inflammatory mediators. The differential diagnosis of childhood NASH includes metabolic disorders, drug hepatotoxicity, and alcoholic hepatitis in adolescent p...

Hormonal Imbalance in Morbidly Obese Bariatric Patients with Liver Steatosis and Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (nash)

HORMONAL IMBALANCE IN MORBIDLY OBESE BARIATRIC PATIENTS WITH LIVER STEATOSIS AND NON-ALCOHOLIC STEATOHEPATITIS (NASH) Massih Abawi, Ph.D George Mason University, 2015 Dissertation Director: Dr. Ancha Baranova Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an increasingly common condition affecting about 70% of obese individuals and is now considered a major cause of liver-related morbidity and mo...