Clinical features and natural history of cryptogenic cirrhosis compared to hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis.

CONCLUSION: Undiagnosed nonalcoholic fatty liver disease has an etiologic role in CC that is associated with a poor prognosis, early HCC development, high risk of cardiovascular disease and extrahepatic cancer.
PMID: 28293093 [PubMed - in process]

Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG - February 27, 2017 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Rinaldi L, Nascimbeni F, Giordano M, Masetti C, Guerrera B, Amelia A, Fascione MC, Ballestri S, Romagnoli D, Zampino R, Nevola R, Baldelli E, Iuliano N, Rosato V, Lonardo A, Adinolfi LE Tags: World J Gastroenterol Source Type: research