A key problem and challenge for hepatology: Obesity-related metabolic liver diseases

Balaban Y. H.

WORLD JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY, cilt.3, sa.6, ss.142-146, 2011 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 3 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4254/wjh.v3.i6.142
  • Dergi Adı: WORLD JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.142-146
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

With the arrival of the new millennium, gastroenterologists have been faced with the problem of metabolic liver diseases associated with obesity. The active role of the liver in metabolism and inflammation make it a key organ in the war against the rapidly-spreading world-wide epidemic of obesity. Many lives and much money could be saved if the work of hepatologists led to the development of effective diagnostic and therapeutic strategies against this growing leader of cirrhosis. (C) 2011 Baishideng. All rights reserved.