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MEDISAN
On-line version ISSN 1029-3019
Abstract
DEL VALLE DIAZ, Sergio; PINERA MARTINEZ, Marjoris; SANCHEZ VEGA, Juan Antonio and DIAZ FONDEN, Jesús. Hepatic disease due to fat deposit. MEDISAN [online]. 2015, vol.19, n.7, pp.886-896. ISSN 1029-3019.
The hepatic disease due to fat deposit acquires greater importance as entity and, at the same time, as isolated or associated risk factor to the metabolic syndrome. With the objective of updating some aspects related to this hepatopathy, such as its current nomenclature and new etiopathogenic approach; the present literature review was carried out from a clinical perspective, which includes elementary data on the pathophysiology and the presentation characteristics of the entity, as well as the main tools used in its diagnosis, control or therapy. It is also demonstrated, that the vision on the topic has changed in the last years and it constitutes an investigation source in multiple noted groups due to the particularities of its clinical course
Keywords : hepatic steatosis; non-alcoholic fatty liver; lipidogram.