Performance of Noninvasive Liver Fibrosis Tests in Morbidly Obese Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

BACKGROUND: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is highly prevalent in morbidly obese patients, and fibrosis is an independent predictor of mortality. Noninvasive tests (NITs) are being developed for the detection of advanced fibrosis (AF). PURPOSE: To assess the performance of three NITs (NAFL...

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Published in:Obes Surg
Main Authors: Alqahtani, Saleh A., Golabi, Pegah, Paik, James M., Lam, Brian, Moazez, Amir H., Elariny, Hazem A., Goodman, Zachary, Younossi, Zobair M.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Springer US 2021
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8041679/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33616848
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11695-020-04996-1
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