NASH: The Hepatic injury of Metabolic syndrome: a brief update.

نویسندگان

  • Ibrahim M
  • Charanjit Singh
  • M Ashraf Ganie
  • K Alsayari
چکیده

Non alcoholic fatty liver disease occurs in those who don't consume alcohol in amounts considered harmful to the liver. It represents a spectrum of conditions characterized histologically by mainly macrovesicular hepatic steatosis. There are two histological patterns of NAFLD: fatty liver alone and steatohepatitis. In this brief review, clinical and histologic spectrum, natural history, diagnosis, and management of this condition are discussed.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • International journal of health sciences

دوره 3 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009