Steatosis in chronic hepatitis B: Prevalence and correlation with biochemical, histologic, viral, and metabolic parameters

• Main Authors: Archana Rastogi (Author), Puja Sakhuja (Author), Ashish Kumar (Author), Syed Hissar (Author), Akshat Jain (Author), Ranjana Gondal (Author), Shiv Kumar Sarin (Author)
• 格式: 圖書
• 出版: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• 主題: article
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Background and Aims: Hepatic steatosis (HS) is highly prevalent in chronic hepatitis C and is an important variable predicting progression of histological injury, insulin resistance, and reduced response to antiviral therapy. There are limited data on HS in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). T...