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ReviewGastroenterology and hepatology from bed to bench2019

The diagnostic and initial approach of the patient with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: role of the primary care provider.

Nicolás Salva-Pastor, Norberto C Chávez-Tapia, Misael Uribe, Natalia Nuño-Lámbarri

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Review in Gastroenterology and hepatology from bed to bench, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Nicolás Salva-PastorTraslational Research Unit, Medica Sur Clinic & Foundation, Mexico City, Mexico.
Norberto C Chávez-TapiaObesity and Digestive Diseases Unit, Medica Sur Clinic & Foundation, Mexico City, Mexico.
Misael UribeObesity and Digestive Diseases Unit, Medica Sur Clinic & Foundation, Mexico City, Mexico.
Natalia Nuño-LámbarriTraslational Research Unit, Medica Sur Clinic & Foundation, Mexico City, Mexico.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) represents a broad spectrum of liver damage, ranging from simple steatosis to steatohepatitis and fibrosis; as well, there is a close association between NAFLD, obesity, metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes mellitus. There is a certain degree of uncertainty regarding the natural history and prognosis of NAFLD; however, several methods are currently used for its diagnostic approach. In the first instance, non-invasive tests could be used to identify patients at low risk of developing fibrosis and to establish more easily the need for a liver biopsy, whose accuracy in the evaluation of fibrosis has been questioned, mainly due to errors of intra and interobserver sampling, technical problems and cost, which limits its use. Therefore, it is essential to determine the diagnostic strategy for patients with NAFLD.

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PMID31749914
PMCPMC6820831

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