| Literature DB >> 25232245 |
Kareem Hassan1, Varun Bhalla1, Mohammed Ezz El Regal1, H Hesham A-Kader1.
Abstract
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is quickly becoming one of the most prominent causes of liver disease worldwide. The increasing incidence of NAFLD is tied to the obesity epidemic and the subsequent metabolic derangements brought along with it. Current efforts to elucidate the mechanism and causes of the disease have answered some questions, but much remains unknown about NAFLD. The aim of this article is to discuss the current knowledge regarding the pathogenesis of the disease, as well as the current and future diagnostic, preventative, and therapeutic options available to clinicians for the management of NAFLD.Entities:
Keywords: Diagnosis; Imaging; Management; Metformin; Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; Pathogenesis; Prevalence; Steatohepatitis; Thiazolidinedione; Treatments; Vitamin E
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25232245 PMCID: PMC4161796 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i34.12082
Source DB: PubMed Journal: World J Gastroenterol ISSN: 1007-9327 Impact factor: 5.742