Parathyroid Hormone Levels May Predict Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in Morbidly Obese Patients
Author(s) -
Morteza Ghoghaei,
Foad Taghdiri,
Elias Khajeh,
Farid Azmoudeh Ardalan,
Mojtaba Sedaghat,
Sepideh Hosseini Shirvani,
Shadi Zarei,
Karamollah Toolabi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
hepatitis monthly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.264
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1735-3408
pISSN - 1735-143X
DOI - 10.5812/hepatmon.29697v2
Subject(s) - medicine , kowsar , parathyroid hormone , nonalcoholic steatohepatitis , morbidly obese , nonalcoholic fatty liver disease , hormone , obesity , gastroenterology , general surgery , weight loss , fatty liver , disease , calcium
Elevated serum PTH level was the predictive factor for NASH in morbidly obese patients. Also, we reported elevated serum liver enzymes, high serum PTH levels and older age as predictors of NASH in patients seeking obesity surgical treatments.
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