Fatty liver disease in an autopsy series of children and adolescents

Yuksel F., Turkkan D., Yuksel I., Kara S., Celik N., Samdanci E.

HIPPOKRATIA, vol.16, no.1, pp.61-65, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 16 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Journal Name: HIPPOKRATIA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.61-65
  • Keywords: fatty liver disease, obesity, children, adolescents, autopsy, SERUM ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE, SINGLE TOPIC CONFERENCE, NONALCOHOLIC STEATOHEPATITIS, METABOLIC SYNDROME, HEPATIC STEATOSIS, OBESE CHILDREN, UNITED-STATES, PREVALENCE, OVERWEIGHT, EPIDEMIOLOGY
  • Inonu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background and Aims: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease in children and adolescents. Obesity is a major risk factor for NAFLD; however, it has been shown that NAFLD is not rare in nonobese adults. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of NAFLD in obese and non-obese children and adolescents.