Prevalence of liver fibrosis in an unselected general population with high prevalence of obesity and diabetes mellitus. Time for screening?

Prevalence of liver fibrosis in an unselected general population with high prevalence of obesity and diabetes mellitus. Time for screening?

Introduction: Cirrhosis and liver cancer are currently common causes of death worldwide. The global epidemic of obesity has increased the incidence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and cirrhosis in recent years. Advanced fibrosis increases the morbimortality rate in NAFLD. The Mexican pop...

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Main Authors: Diego García-Compeán, Jesús Zacarías Villarreal-Pérez, Manuel Enrique de la O. Cavazos, Fernando Javier Lavalle-Gonzalez, Omar David Borjas-Almaguer, Angel Noé Del Cueto-Aguilera, José Alberto González-González, Consuelo Treviño-Garza, Lourdes Huerta-Pérez, Héctor Jesús Maldonado-Garza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-05-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
NAFLD
NAFLD fibrosis score
Advanced liver fibrosis
Screening fibrosis
General population
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268120300077

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