The Belgian Association for Study of the Liver Guidance Document on the Management of Adult and Paediatric Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
| Journal | Volume 81 - 2018 |
| Issue | Fasc.1 - Position statements |
| Author(s) | S. Francque, N. Lanthier, L. Verbeke, H. Reynaert, C. Van Steenkiste, L. Vonghia, W. J. Kwanten, J. Weyler, E. Trépo, D. Cassiman, F. Smets, M. Komuta, A. Driessen, E. Dirinck, E. Danse, B. Op de Beeck, E. van Craenenbroeck, Y. Van Nieuwenhove, G. Hubens, A. Geerts, C. Moreno |
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| (1) Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp ; (2) Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Paediatrics (LEMP), Faculty of Medicine and Healthcare Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp ; (3) Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels ; (4) Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven ; (5) Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Brussels University Hospital, Brussels ; (6) Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent ; (7) Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maria Middelares Ziekenhuis, Ghent ; (8) Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, ULB Erasme, Brussels ; (9) Department of Paediatrics, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels ; (10) Laboratory of Pathology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels ; (11) Department of Pathology, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp ; (12) Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp ; (13) Department of Radiology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels ; (14) Department of Radiology, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp ; (15) Department of Cardiology, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp ; (16) Department of Abdominal Surgery, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent ; (17) Department of Abdominal Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp. |
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Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is highly prevalent and associated with considerable liver-related and non-liver- related morbidity and mortality. There is, however, a lot of uncertainty on how to handle NAFLD in clinical practice. The current guidance document, compiled under the aegis of the Belgian Association for the Study of the Liver by a panel of experts in NAFLD, from a broad range of different specialties, covers many questions encountered in daily clinical practice regarding diagnosis, screening, therapy and follow-up in adult and paediatric patients. Guidance statements in this document are based on the available evidence whenever possible. In case of absence of evidence or inconsistency of the data, guidance statements were formulated based on consensus of the expert panel. This guidance document is intended as a help for clinicians (general practitioners and all involved specialties) to implement the most recent evidence and insights in the field of NAFLD within a Belgian perspective. (Acta gastroenterol. belg., 2018, 81, 55-81). |
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