[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.
Benchimol
Alexander Koglin
AK
Grupo de Obesidade e Transtornos Alimentares, Escola Médica de Pós-Graduação, PUC-RJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. alexanderbenchimol@rjnet.com.br
Cardoso
Isabella Silva
IS
Fandiño
Julia
J
Bittar
Thalita
T
Freitas
Sílvia
S
Coutinho
Walmir Ferreira
WF
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