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Non-invasive diagnosis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. A critical appraisal

Mariana V. Machado, +1 more
- 01 May 2013 - 
- Vol. 58, Iss: 5, pp 1007-1019
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Several non-invasive methods have been studied in the last decade for diagnosing and staging NAFLD and assessing fibrosis, and which tests are adequate for clinical practice and how they can change the management of patients are summarized.
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This article is published in Journal of Hepatology.The article was published on 2013-05-01 and is currently open access. It has received 347 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Fatty liver & Liver biopsy.

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EASL-EASD-EASO Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

TL;DR: The final purpose is to improve patient care and awareness of the importance of NAFLD, and to assist stakeholders in the decision-making process by providing evidence-based data, which also takes into consideration the burden of clinical management for the healthcare system.
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Noninvasive Assessment of Liver Disease in Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.

TL;DR: The current state of the noninvasive assessment of liver disease in NAFLD is summarized, and an expert synthesis of how these nonin invasive tools could be utilized in clinical practice is provided.
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Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: A Review.

TL;DR: Early identification and targeted treatment of patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis are needed to improve patient outcomes, including directing patients toward intensive lifestyle modification to promote weight loss and referral for bariatric surgery as indicated for management of obesity and metabolic disease.
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

TL;DR: No effective medical interventions exist that completely reverse the disease other than lifestyle changes, dietary alterations and, possibly, bariatric surgery, however, several strategies that target pathophysiological processes such as an oversupply of fatty acids to the liver, cell injury and inflammation are currently under investigation.
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver, steatohepatitis, and the metabolic syndrome

TL;DR: The presence of multiple metabolic disorders is associated with a potentially progressive, severe liver disease and the increasing prevalence of obesity, coupled with diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and ultimately the metabolic syndrome puts a very large population at risk of forthcoming liver failure in the next decades.
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The NAFLD fibrosis score: A noninvasive system that identifies liver fibrosis in patients with NAFLD

TL;DR: A simple scoring system accurately separates patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease with and without advanced fibrosis, rendering liver biopsy for identification ofAdvanced fibrosis unnecessary in a substantial proportion of patients.
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Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: Association of Insulin Resistance and Mitochondrial Abnormalities

TL;DR: Data indicate that peripheral insulin resistance, increased fatty acid beta oxidation, and hepatic oxidative stress are present in both fatty liver and NASH, but NASH alone is associated with mitochondrial structural defects.
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