Open AccessNon invasive evaluation of liver fibrosis in paediatric patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
Author(s) -
A. Iacobellis,
Matilde Marcellini,
Angelo Andriulli,
Francesco Perri,
Gioacchino Leandro,
Rita De Vito,
Valério Nobili
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v12.i48.7821
Subject(s) - medicine , gastroenterology , nonalcoholic fatty liver disease , fibrosis , liver biopsy , body mass index , metabolic syndrome , steatohepatitis , fatty liver , insulin resistance , biopsy , insulin , obesity , disease
To identify the independent predictors of hepatic fibrosis in 69 children with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) due to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).