Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Chronic hepatitis and NAFLD represent a global public health problem since they are two common cause of chronic liver disease. Hepatic steatosis (HS) is becoming highly prevalent worldwide and its association with hepatitis B, although controversial previously, is increasingly encountered and thought to be related to host factors.Aim and methods: The aim of this retrospective study is to determine the prevalence of HS in chronic hepatitis B...

Introduction: Liver steatosis currently represents a hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome. It occurs more frequently in patients with obesity, and liver biopsy remains the gold standard for the positive diagnosis of this condition. In recent decades, the positive diagnosis of hepatic steatosis has increasingly relied on non-invasive methods such as Controlled Attenuation Parameter (CAP). The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of hepatic steatosis ...