Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease vs Metabolic-associated Fatty Liver Disease vs Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatotic Liver Disease: What's in the Name?

Singh SP, Sudhamshu KC, Anirvan P, . Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease vs Metabolic-associated Fatty Liver Disease vs Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatotic Liver Disease: What's in the Name? Euroasian J Hepato-Gastroenterol 2024;14(1):1-4.

INASL-SAASL Consensus Statements on NAFLD Name Change to MAFLD.

There is an ongoing debate on the change of terminology of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) to metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD). Experts from the Indian National Association for Study of the Liver (INASL) and the South Asian Association for Study of the Liver (SAASL) involved in diagnosing, managing, and preventing NAFLD met in March 2022 to deliberate if the name change from NAFLD to MAFLD is appropriate, as proposed by a group of experts who published a "consensus" statement in 2020. Proponents of name change to MAFLD opined that NAFLD does not reflect current knowledge, and the term MAFLD was suggested as a more appropriate overarching term.

Prevalence of Hepatitis D Among Patients with Hepatitis B Viral Infection Attending a Tertiary Care Centre of Nepal.

Introduction: Worldwide there is variation in prevalence of Hepatitis D viral infection. Superinfection and co infection with hepatitis B viral infection is known to occur in 15-20 million people.

Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional hospital based study carried out in NAMS, Bir hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal from period of January 2017 to June 2017.

Significance of Non-Invasive Markers as Predictor of Esophageal Varices in Liver Cirrhosis.

Introduction: Upper gastro-intestinal endoscopy remains the gold standard for screening for esophageal varices but it has its own limitations. It is an invasive, expensive and uncomfortable procedure and needs clinical expertise. Accordingly, this study was conducted to establish the role of non-invasive markers for prediction of esophageal varices in liver cirrhosis.