Pediatric vs. adult NAFLD to MAFLD transition: a welcome but tangled path

A Colucci, MC Rocco, AGE De Anseris… - Exploration of …, 2021 - explorationpub.com
The term non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) appears unfitting both in adults and in
children. As obesity and metabolic syndrome play a relevant pathogenic role, an …

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in children: unique considerations and challenges

D Goldner, JE Lavine - Gastroenterology, 2020 - Elsevier
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is increasing in prevalence in concert with the
global epidemic of obesity and is being diagnosed at increasingly younger ages. The …

The broader aspects of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in children

C Mandato, L Miele, P Socha, P Vajro - Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), more recently proposed as metabolic
(dysfunction)-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), is nowadays the most common chronic …

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Children with Obesity

SA Dowla, AM Goss, AP Ashraf - Global Perspectives on Childhood Obesity, 2019 - Elsevier
With the increasing prevalence of childhood obesity, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
(NAFLD) has become the most common chronic pediatric liver disease in the developed …

Histopathological characteristics of non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease in children: comparison with adult cases

Y Takahashi, A Inui, T Fujisawa… - Hepatology …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aim: Non‐alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) has been classified pathologically into type 1
(characterized by ballooning and perisinusoidal fibrosis) and type 2 (characterized by portal …

The natural history of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in children: a follow-up study for up to 20 years

AE Feldstein, P Charatcharoenwitthaya… - Gut, 2009 - gut.bmj.com
Objectives: The long-term prognosis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in children
remains uncertain. We aimed at determining the long-term outcomes and survival of children …

[PDF][PDF] Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in adolescents and young adults: the next frontier in the epidemic

I Doycheva, KD Watt, N Alkhouri - Hepatology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a significant health burden in adolescents and
young adults (AYAs) which has substantially risen in prevalence over the last decades. The …

OBESITY AND NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE: PN1-02

L Peña-Quintana, E Colino… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Aim: To describe the prevalence, the clinical features and the risk factors in obese children
and adolescents with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Methods: Study comprising …

Development and validation of a new histological score for pediatric non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

N Alkhouri, R De Vito, A Alisi, L Yerian, R Lopez… - Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Pediatric non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) may present
with a distinct histopathological pattern characterized by the presence of predominant portal …

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in children living in the obeseogenic society

H Hesham A-Kader - World Journal of Pediatrics, 2009 - Springer
Background The problem of obesity in children has grown considerably in recent years in
the United States as well as the rest of the world. This has resulted in a marked increase in …