Prevalence of biopsy-proven nonalcoholic fatty liver among patients with gallstone disease

Conclusions: The prevalence of NAFLD among GD patients is high. High BMI and diabetes are independent factors associated with NAFLD in GD patients. The results suggest that there may be a need for routine liver biopsy in selected patients during cholecystectomy.

Source: The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology - July 28, 2020 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Faisal A Alsaif Sara H Alqahtani Amani M Alsadoon Khalid A Alswat Ayman A Abdo Mazen M Hassanain Abdulsalam B Alsharabi Ghadeer R Aljuhani Hisham M Alkhalidi Mohammad S Elsharkawy Maram A Alotaibi Faisal M Sanai Waleed K Al-hamoudi Source Type: research