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Latin American Association for the study of the liver (ALEH) practice guidance for the diagnosis and treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

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Arab, Juan Pablo, Dirchwolf, Melisa, Álvares-da-Silva, Mário Reis, Barrera, Francisco, Benítez, Carlos, Castellanos-Fernandez, Marlene, Castro-Narro, Graciela, Chavez-Tapia, Norberto, Chiodi, Daniela, Cotrim, Helma, Cusi, Kenneth, de Oliveira, Claudia Pinto Marques Souza, Díaz, Javier, Fassio, Eduardo, Gerona, Solange, Girala, Marco, Hernandez, Nelia, Marciano, Sebastián, Masson, Walter, Méndez-Sánchez, Nahum, Leite, Nathalie, Lozano, Adelina, Padilla, Martín, Panduro, Arturo, Paraná, Raymundo, Parise, Edison, Perez, Marlene, Poniachik, Jaime, Restrepo, Juan Carlos, Ruf, Andrés, Silva, Marcelo, Tagle, Martín, Tapias, Monica, Torres, Kenia, Vilar-Gomez, Eduardo, Costa Gil, José Eduardo, Gadano, Adrian, Arrese, Marco

Publicado 2020

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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) currently represents an epidemic worldwide. NAFLD is the most frequently diagnosed chronic liver disease, affecting 20–30% of the general population. Furthermore, its prevalence is predicted to increase exponentially in the next decades, concomitantly with the global epidemic of obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and sedentary lifestyle. NAFLD is a clinical syndrome that encompasses a wide spectrum of associated diseases and hepatic complications such as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Moreover, this disease is believed to become the main indication for liver transplantation in the near future. Since NAFLD management represents a growing challenge for primary care physicians, the Asociación Latinoamericana para el Estudio del Hígado (ALEH) has decided to organize this Practice Guidance for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Non-Alcoholic F...