A chronic liver disease causing hepatocellular injury and inflammation due to accumulation of fat
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is part of the spectrum of nonalcoholic fatty liv...
Most patients with NAFLD are asymptomatic.
In symptomatic patients, malaise, fatigue, nausea, and right upper quadrant discomfort are most common.
Review history for comorbid conditions...
Weight loss of at least 3–5% of body weight improves steatosis. Greater weight...
All patients should be tested for hepatitis A and B and vaccinated, if not immune.
Consider screening patients with NASH cirrhosis for hepatocellular carcinoma acc...
Chavez-Tapia NC, Tellez-Avila FI, Barrientos-Gutierrez T, et al. Bariatric surgery for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in obese patients. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010;(1):CD...
K75.81 Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)
K76.0 Fatty (change of) liver, not elsewhere classified
442685003 nonalcoholic steatohepati...
The prevalence of NAFLD and NASH is higher in patients with metabolic syndrome or any one of its components (diabetes, obesity, hypertriglyceridemia).
Liver biopsy is the gold standard ...
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