Advances in the treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in children
10.3969/j.issn.1001-5256.2019.04.047
- VernacularTitle:儿童非酒精性脂肪性肝病的治疗
- Author:
Zesheng LI
1
;
Jie WU
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110000, China
- Publication Type:Research Article
- Keywords:
non-alcoholic fatty liver disease;
infant;
child;
adolescent;
therapeutics;
review
- From:
Journal of Clinical Hepatology
2019;35(4):917-920
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) refers to a syndrome of a series of lesions such as simple fatty liver disease, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, liver fibrosis, and even liver cirrhosis. With the improvement of living standards, there is an increasing number of children with obesity, and the detection rate of NAFLD also tends to increase. Major treatment methods for children with NAFLD include the changes in diet and lifestyle and medication. The article reviews the advances in the treatment of NAFLD in children in recent years.
