Incidental finding of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis-cirrhosis

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A 72-year-old man with type 2 diabetes volunteered to participate in the control group of a clinical study. The study evaluated non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with kidney disease. The patient was followed at a gastroenterology department due to Crohn’s disease and post-operative bile acid malabsorption. The patient had no symptoms or biochemical findings suggesting liver disease. Surprisingly, a transient elastography (FibroScan®) suggested advanced fibrosis with a median of 16.1 kPa. A liver biopsy showed non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)-cirrhosis. The diagnosis was only made incidentally and highlights how NASH-cirrhosis may be overlooked due to the lack of symptoms.

Original languageEnglish
Article number22-0350
JournalEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Case Reports
Volume2022
Issue number1
Number of pages5
ISSN2052-0573
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Publication statusPublished - 2022

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