NASH Cirrhosis - the New Burden in Liver Transplantation: How Should It Be Managed?
Author(s) -
Ali Canbay,
JanPeter Sowa,
WingKin Syn,
Jürgen Treckmann
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
visceral medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.598
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2297-475X
pISSN - 2297-4725
DOI - 10.1159/000446379
Subject(s) - steatohepatitis , medicine , metabolic syndrome , fatty liver , cirrhosis , steatosis , liver transplantation , diabetes mellitus , immunosuppression , gastroenterology , hepatocellular carcinoma , transplantation , intensive care medicine , disease , obesity , endocrinology
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a continuously increasing cause of chronic liver disease and a health burden in all populations affected by the obesity and metabolic syndrome pandemic. Cirrhotic alterations or hepatocellular carcinoma developing from NAFLD may require liver transplantation (LTx).
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