Progression and Natural History of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Adults.
Clin Liver Dis
; 20(2): 313-24, 2016 May.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27063271
ABSTRACT
Liver-related mortality is the third cause of death in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, but the long-term prognosis basically depends on the presence and severity of liver damage. Thus, life expectancy in patients with simple steatosis is not different from the general population, but liver-related mortality is significantly higher in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), particularly in those with advanced fibrosis. Progression of liver disease is observed in up to one-third of patients with NASH. The long-term hepatic prognosis mostly depends on the histologic stage at initial liver biopsy, but multiple risk factors may concur.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
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Disease Progression
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Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
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Liver Cirrhosis
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Liver Neoplasms
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Clin Liver Dis
Journal subject:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article
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