[Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis induced by fast weight loss during the use of intragastric balloon--a case report]

Arq Bras Endocrinol Metabol. 2007 Jun;51(4):631-4. doi: 10.1590/s0004-27302007000400019.
[Article in Portuguese]

Abstract

Obesity is a chronic disease that has been considered an epidemic nowadays. It is associated to much co-morbidity, such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its complication, steatohepatitis. We report a case of a 58-year-old obese patient refractory to clinical treatment who was submitted to the use of intragastric balloon (BIB), developing steatohepatitis induced by fast weight loss.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Fatty Liver / etiology*
  • Female
  • Gastric Balloon* / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Obesity / therapy*
  • Weight Loss*