Open AccessNonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in Nondiabetic Obese Patients
Author(s) -
Idilio Zamin,
Ângelo Alves de Mattos,
Cláudio Galeano Zettler
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
canadian journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1916-7237
pISSN - 0835-7900
DOI - 10.1155/2002/534530
Subject(s) - medicine , gastroenterology , steatohepatitis , diabetes mellitus , steatosis , fatty liver , liver biopsy , nonalcoholic fatty liver disease , obesity , disease , biopsy , endocrinology
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a major disorder in patients with persistent changes in aminotransferase activity who test negative for viral markers and autoantibodies. Although NASH has been correlated with obesity, no study has been carried out exclusively with nondiabetic obese patients.
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