Liver steatosis induces portal hypertension regardless of fibrosis in patients with NAFLD: A proof of concept case report

Jesús Rivera-Esteban; Aurora Barberá; Maria Teresa Salcedo; Maria Martell; Joan Genescà; Juan M Pericàs

doi:10.1016/j.jhepr.2022.100618

Liver steatosis induces portal hypertension regardless of fibrosis in patients with NAFLD: A proof of concept case report

JHEP Rep. 2022 Oct 29;5(1):100618. doi: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2022.100618. eCollection 2023 Jan.

Authors

Jesús Rivera-Esteban^{1

2}, Aurora Barberá^{1

2}, Maria Teresa Salcedo^{2

3}, Maria Martell^{1

2

4}, Joan Genescà^{1

2

4}, Juan M Pericàs^{1

2

4}

Affiliations

¹ Liver Unit, Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari, Vall d'Hebron Institut of Research (VHIR), Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Barcelona, Spain.
² Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain.
³ Pathology Department, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain.
⁴ CIBEREHD, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain.

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Keywords: Liver steatosis; Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; Portal hypertension; Sinusoidal area.