Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease of obesity.
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are part of the same continuum. They are a major, under-recognized cause of chronic liver disease. Good medical treatment options do not exist to date. The mainstay of treatment is weight loss. Bariatric surgery offers weight loss and improvement of NAFLD and NASH.
Sachdev
Mankanwal S
MS
Section of Hepatology, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA. msachdev@utmem.edu
Riely
Caroline A
CA
Madan
Atul K
AK
D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*