Fatty liver disease in morbid obesity

DJ Clain, JH Lefkowitch - Gastroenterology clinics of north America, 1987 - Elsevier
… A high percentage of morbidly obese patients show histological abnormalities ofthe liver,
but few have symptoms, physical signs of liver disease, or significant hepatic dysfunction. Early …

The utility of the “NAFLD fibrosis score” in morbidly obese subjects with NAFLD

K Qureshi, RH Clements, GA Abrams - Obesity surgery, 2008 - Springer
… is the most common risk factor for development of NAFLD and other components of … of
severe obesity. Reports show the prevalence of NAFLD in morbidly obese patients undergoing …

New trends on obesity and NAFLD in Asia

JG Fan, SU Kim, VWS Wong - Journal of hepatology, 2017 - Elsevier
… Despite relatively normal BMI, most non-obese NAFLD patients have other metabolic risk …
Besides, it is difficult for patients with morbid obesity and musculoskeletal disorders to do …

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in individuals with severe obesity

P Haynes, S Liangpunsakul… - Clinics in liver …, 2004 - liver.theclinics.com
… In this study, the hepatic histology of 51 NAFLD patients with normal ALT (defined as ≤ 52
U… 50 NAFLD patients with elevated ALT. This study showed that the entire spectrum of NAFLD

Predictors of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and advanced fibrosis in morbidly obese patients

JP Ong, H Elariny, R Collantes, A Younoszai… - Obesity surgery, 2005 - Springer
NAFLD and NASH as well as predictors of NASH and advanced fibrosis in morbidly obese
patients… in a large cohort of morbidly obese patients and evaluate the independent predictors …

Performance of non-invasive fibrosis scores in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease with and without morbid obesity

A Drolz, S Wolter, MH Wehmeyer, F Piecha… - … journal of obesity, 2021 - nature.com
… Figure 1B shows that NFS overestimates advanced fibrosis in our morbidly obese compared
to conventional NAFLD patients. The prognostic value of ROC-derived threshold values for …

Surgical management of obesity in patients with morbid obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

JB Dixon - Clinics in Liver Disease, 2014 - liver.theclinics.com
Severe obesity with its associated comorbidities, including nonalcoholic fatty liver
disease (NAFLD), can be considered as a chronic, relapsing disease and therefore needs a …

[PDF][PDF] Histopathological algorithm and scoring system for evaluation of liver lesions in morbidly obese patients

P Bedossa, C Poitou, N Veyrie, JL Bouillot… - …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
… Conclusion: We propose a simple but robust algorithm for categorizing liver lesions in
NAFLD patients. Because liver lesions in obese patients may display a continuous spectrum of …

[PDF][PDF] Correlation of paired liver biopsies in morbidly obese patients with suspected nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

RB Merriman, LD Ferrell, MG Patti, SR Weston… - …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
… of NAFLD.… of NAFLD using commonly employed diagnostic grading/staging systems and
also the NAS in persons with a high probability of having NAFLDmorbidly obese patients

Impaired renal function in morbid obese patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

MV Machado, S Gonçalves, F Carepa… - Liver …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
… , in morbid obese patients with NAFLD, … patients with NAFLD, and particularly in morbid
obesity, physicians should pay attention for minor impairment on renal function. In fact, in obesity, …