Gallstone disease is associated with more severe liver damage in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

Gallstone disease is associated with more severe liver damage in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

BACKGROUND: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and gallstone disease (GD) are both highly prevalent in the general population and associated with obesity and insulin resistance. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of GD in a cross sectional study of NAFLD patients and to define whether the pre...

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Main Authors: Anna Ludovica Fracanzani, Luca Valenti, Maurizio Russello, Luca Miele, Cristina Bertelli, Alessandro Bellia, Chiara Masetti, Consuelo Cefalo, Antonio Grieco, Giulio Marchesini, Silvia Fargion
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3405067?pdf=render

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