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==Background==
==Background==
*most common form of liver cancer
*Formerly known as [[non-alcoholic steatohepatitis]]
[[File:Stage of liver damage high.jpg|thumb|Stages of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, progressing from healthy, to steatosis (fat accumulation), inflammation, fibrosis and cirrhosis.]]
[[File:Sobo 1906 389.png|thumb|Inferior view of the liver with surface showing lobes and impressions.]]
[[File:Liver vascular anatomy.png|thumb|Liver vascular anatomy.]]
[[File:Biliary system multilingual.png|thumb|Bile duct and pancreas anatomy. 1. Bile ducts: 2. Intrahepatic bile ducts; 3. Left and right hepatic ducts; 4. Common hepatic duct; 5. Cystic duct; 6. Common bile duct; 7. Sphincter of Oddi; 8. Major duodenal papilla; 9. Gallbladder; 10-11. Right and left lobes of liver; 12. Spleen; 13. Esophagus; 14. Stomach; 15. Pancreas: 16. Accessory pancreatic duct; 17. Pancreatic duct; 18. Small intestine; 19. Duodenum; 20. Jejunum; 21-22: Right and left kidneys.]]
*Fatty liver disease due to causes other than excessive alcohol
*Associated with insulin resistance and [[metabolic syndrome]]
 
==Clinical Features==
==Clinical Features==
*Risk factors include:
*Often asymptomatic or with mild [[RUQ pain|RUQ discomfort]]
**[[Hepatitis]] B or C
*Signs of portal hypertension (e.g. [[ascites]]) if advanced fibrosis
** toxins (alcohol or aflatoxin)
*[[Hepatomegaly]]
**Metabolic conditions ([[hemochromatosis]], [[alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency]], non-alcoholic fatty liver disease)
 
==Differential Diagnosis==
==Differential Diagnosis==
*Cirrhosis
{{Hepatomegaly DDX}}
*[[Hepatitis]]
 
*[[Budd-Chiari syndrome]]
==Evaluation==
==Evaluation==
*LFT, CBC, CMP
*[[LFTs]], CBC
*Ultrasound
*[[RUQ US]]
*Biopsy
*Outpatient elastography/Fibroscan
 
==Management==
==Management==
*Treat complications of portal hypertension, if present
*Counsel on weight loss, increased coffee consumption
*Vitamin E if known F2 fibrosis


==Disposition==
==Disposition==
*Discharge unless complications


==See Also==
==See Also==
*[[Hepatomegaly]]


==External Links==
==External Links==
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:24, 9 August 2025

Background

Stages of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, progressing from healthy, to steatosis (fat accumulation), inflammation, fibrosis and cirrhosis.
Inferior view of the liver with surface showing lobes and impressions.
Liver vascular anatomy.
Bile duct and pancreas anatomy. 1. Bile ducts: 2. Intrahepatic bile ducts; 3. Left and right hepatic ducts; 4. Common hepatic duct; 5. Cystic duct; 6. Common bile duct; 7. Sphincter of Oddi; 8. Major duodenal papilla; 9. Gallbladder; 10-11. Right and left lobes of liver; 12. Spleen; 13. Esophagus; 14. Stomach; 15. Pancreas: 16. Accessory pancreatic duct; 17. Pancreatic duct; 18. Small intestine; 19. Duodenum; 20. Jejunum; 21-22: Right and left kidneys.
  • Fatty liver disease due to causes other than excessive alcohol
  • Associated with insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome

Clinical Features

Differential Diagnosis

Hepatic Dysfunction

Infectious

Neoplastic

Metabolic

Biliary

  • Biliary cirrhosis

Drugs

Miscellaneous

Evaluation

  • LFTs, CBC
  • RUQ US
  • Outpatient elastography/Fibroscan

Management

  • Treat complications of portal hypertension, if present
  • Counsel on weight loss, increased coffee consumption
  • Vitamin E if known F2 fibrosis

Disposition

  • Discharge unless complications

See Also

External Links

References

  1. Tintanelli's