FOLLOW-UP-STUDY ON PATIENTS WITH NON-ALCOHOLIC AND NON-DIABETIC FATTY LIVER

  • 1 January 1979
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 26  (4) , 296-301
Abstract
From a group of 424 patients with histologically verified fatty liver 92 patients without diabetes mellitus and alcohol abuse were subjected to follow-up examination for 3 1/2 yr. Patients [56] underwent 2nd liver biopsy at this time. Of these patients 2 showed marked fatty liver at the initial liver biopsy examination. These 20 patients with marked fatty liver and 25 further patients with moderate fatty liver were followed up 5 and 7 1/2 yr later. The clinical examination, the various liver function tests, liver scan and blind liver biopsy did not show any evidence of progression of fatty liver towards chronic inflammatory liver disorders or precirrhotic states. Non-alcholic fatty liver appears to be harmless.

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