Open AccessAssociation of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease with gallstone disease in the United States hospitalized patient population
Author(s) -
Asim Kichloo,
Shantanu Solanki,
Khwaja F. Haq,
Dushyant Singh Dahiya,
Beth A. Bailey,
Dhanshree Solanki,
Jagmeet Singh,
Michael Albosta,
Farah Wani,
Michael Aljadah,
Harshil Shah,
Hafiz M. Khan,
Syed Mohammed Jafri
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal pathophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2150-5330
DOI - 10.4291/wjgp.v12.i2.14
Subject(s) - medicine , gallstones , cholecystectomy , fatty liver , gastroenterology , odds ratio , confounding , population , steatohepatitis , gallbladder disease , disease , environmental health
Gallstones and cholecystectomy have been proposed as risk factors for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The reason for this may be that both gallstones, as well as NAFLD share several risk factors with regards to their development. Currently, there is a lack of sufficient evidence showing an association between these clinical conditions.