Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Liver fibrosis is the result of the chronic hepatocyte damage due to different causes. Among them, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is estimated to account for nearly 30% of cases, representing a leading cause of chronic liver disease. NAFLD can evolve into non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, with or without fibrosis, whose diagnosis requires a liver biopsy, a costly and invasive procedure. Non-invasive tests have recently been proposed to screen patients at ri...

Background: Obesity represents a threatening worldwide epidemic but, beyond the guidelines recommendations, its modalities of treatment in the medical community appear as variable and not clearly defined. Aim of our survey was to assess the present real-world approach to obesity management in Italy.Methods: Online anonymous survey among the 2248 members of the Italian Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AME). The survey included 8 questions about d...

Background: Overweight and obesity are an increasing concern for public health worldwide. Obesity is a chronic, progressive and relapsing disease associated with the development of several comorbidities which may improve after weight loss. The first step in the management of weight excess includes life-style modifications but, in the long-term, obesity is frequently resistant to life-style changes only. Surgical procedures and medical treatments have, therefore, been developed...