Posted by: admin on: April 19, 2011
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) includes the clinical-pathologic entities of steatosis (nonalcoholic fatty liver, or NAFL) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) with or without fibrosis and cirrhosis. Most of the patients are modestly obese and some have diabetes mellitus. Associated Diseases Components of metabolic syndrome, including obesity, hyperlipidemia, and type 2 diabetes mellitus, are frequently present […]