Pediatric Fatty Liver and Obesity: Not Always Just a Matter of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

• Main Authors: Renata Alfani (Author), Edoardo Vassallo (Author), Anna Giulia De Anseris (Author), Lucia Nazzaro (Author), Ida d'Acunzo (Author), Carolina Porfito (Author), Claudia Mandato (Author), Pietro Vajro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Obesity-related non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) represents the most common cause of pediatric liver disease due to overweight/obesity large-scale epidemics. In clinical practice, diagnosis is usually based on clinical features, blood tests, and liver imaging. Here, we underline the need to...