Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Hosp Med. 2005 Feb;66(2):106-11. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2005.66.2.17559.

Abstract

This article reviews the nomenclature, clinical and histological basis for a diagnosis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease or non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, its natural history, pathophysiology and an approach to clinical management.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy / methods
  • Enzymes / analysis
  • Fatty Liver / diagnosis*
  • Fatty Liver / etiology
  • Humans
  • Life Style
  • Liver / enzymology
  • Liver / pathology
  • Terminology as Topic
  • Weight Loss

Substances

  • Enzymes