Editors: Tatjana Ábel, Gabriella Lengyel

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)

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Library License: US $276
ISBN: 978-1-68108-466-4 (Print)
ISBN: 978-1-68108-465-7 (Online)
Year of Publication: 2017
DOI: 10.2174/97816810846571170101

Introduction

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common cause of elevated liver enzymes and chronic liver disease in Western countries. NAFLD is characterized by elevated liver enzymes in the absence of alcohol consumption and secondary causes of liver disease. It is an independent predictor of future risk of cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome (hypertension, abdominal obesity, dyslipidemia, glucose intolerance).

This book is a quick reference guide for medical students and professionals about NAFLD. Readers will find a summary of epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis, imaging techniques, histopathology, and disease management. The book also presents information about NAFLD linked with hepatocellular carcinoma and guidelines for treating NAFLD in pediatric patients. Each chapter presents information in a simple, structured manner making this text an ideal handbook for supplementing hepatology modules in medical curricula.

Contributors

Editor(s):
Tatjana Ábel


Gabriella Lengyel




Contributor(s):
Alajos Pár
First Department of Medicine
University of Pécs
Pécs
Hungary


Gabriella Lengyel
Semmelweis University
2nd Department of Internal Medicine
Budapest
Hungary


Gabriella Par
First Department of Medicine
University of Pécs
Pécs
Hungary


György Baffy
VA Boston Healthcare System and Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
United States of America


István Tornai
University of Debrecen, Clinical Center, Department of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
Debrecen
Hungary


Krisztina Hagymási
Semmelweis University
2nd Department of Internal Medicine
Budapest
Hungary


Omar Giyab
University of Pécs, Medical School
Department of Radiology, Pécs
Pécs
Hungary


Peter Nagy
Department of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research
Semmelweis University
Budapest
Hungary


Tatjana Ábel
Outpatient Department
Military Hospital
Budapest
Hungary.
/
Faculty of Health Sciences
Semmelweis University
Budapest
Hungary


Zoltán Harmat
University of Pécs, Medical School
Department of Radiology, Pécs
Pécs
Hungary


Zsuzsanna Almássy
Department of Toxicology and Metabolic Diseases
Heim Pál Children’s Hospital
Budapest
Hungary




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