Open AccessRisk factors for hepatic steatosis in adults with cystic fibrosis: Similarities to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Author(s) -
Fares Ayoub,
Cesar Trillo-Alvarez,
Giuseppe Morelli,
Jorge Lascano
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
world journal of hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 55
ISSN - 1948-5182
DOI - 10.4254/wjh.v10.i1.34
Subject(s) - steatosis , medicine , fatty liver , gastroenterology , cirrhosis , hepatic fibrosis , hepatology , disease
To investigate the clinical, biochemical and imaging characteristics of adult cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with hepatic steatosis as compared to normal CF controls.