Utility of Multiparametric CT for Identification of High-Risk NAFLD.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the utility of laboratory and CT metrics in identifying patients with high-risk nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Patients with biopsy-proven NAFLD who underwent CT within 1 year of biopsy were included. Histopathologic review was performed by an experienced gastrointestinal pathologist to determine steatosis, inflammation, and fibrosis.

The absence of obstructive sleep apnea may protect against non-alcoholic fatty liver in patients undergoing bariatric surgery.

Background: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of liver disease worldwide and its progressive form, steatohepatitis, will be the leading indication for liver transplant by 2020. While risk factors for steatohepatitis have been identified, little work has been performed to identify factors protective against NAFLD development.

Aim: This study sought to identify factors predictive of normal liver histology in a bariatric cohort.