[Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis induced by fast weight loss during the use of intragastric balloon--a case report].
Obesity is a chronic disease that has been considered an epidemic nowadays. It is associated to much co-morbidity, such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its complication, steatohepatitis. We report a case of a 58-year-old obese patient refractory to clinical treatment who was submitted to the use of intragastric balloon (BIB), developing steatohepatitis induced by fast weight loss.
Grupo de Obesidade e Transtornos Alimentares, Escola Médica de Pós-Graduação, PUC-RJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. alexanderbenchimol@rjnet.com.br
Alexander Koglin
AK
Benchimol
Isabella Silva
IS
Cardoso
Julia
J
Fandiño
Thalita
T
Bittar
Sílvia
S
Freitas
Walmir Ferreira
WF
Coutinho
D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D015905:Gastric Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000628:therapy*; D015431:Weight Loss