non-alcoholic steatohepatitis presenting as metastatic liver masses

[Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis].

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are the hepatic manifestations of the metabolic syndrome. Since the prevalence of obesity and consequently of the metabolic syndrome is steadily increasing, the different types of NAFLD are nowadays the most common cause of liver injury in North America. The development of NASH and fatty liver cirrhosis occurs af...

Liver Fibrogenesis in Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is emerging as one of the most common chronic liver diseases in developed western countries. Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is the most severe form of NAFLD, and can progress to more severe forms of liver disease, including fibrosis, cirrhosis, and even hepatocellular carcinoma. The activation of hepatic stellate cells plays a critical role in NAS...

Current solutions for obesity-related liver disorders: non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.

o besity is a worldwide epidemic with more than 1 billion overweight adults and at least 300 million obese patients [1]. According to recent statistics from the United States, 16.9% of children and adolescents aged 2–19 years were obese in 2009–2010 and 31.8% were either overweight or obese [2]. The rise in childhood obesity has been accompanied by an increase in pediatric liver diseases: 70%–8...

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

Clinical update on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and steatohepatitis.

Fatty liver or hepatic steatosis is a common and often occasional finding for the general practitioner. 1 After exclusion of less common causes of fatty liver such as Hepatitis B or C infection, drugs and autoimmune disorders, fatty liver is classified as non-alcoholic (NAFLD) or alcoholic fatty liver disease (AFLD) on the basis of daily eth-anol intake. The agreed threshold of ethanol intake u...

Guidelines for liver transplantation for patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.

GUIDELINE DEVELOPMENT Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is an increasing cause of liver disease necessitating liver transplantation. In patients with advanced NASH, there are often coexistent clinical issues that impact on the outcome of liver transplantation. There are no guidelines for the assessment and management of patients with NASH undergoing liver transplantation. A group was therefo...