Epidemiological, clinical, and biochemical characteristics of Saudi patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a hospital-based study

Autor: Waleed Al-hamoudi, Mohamed El-Sabbah, Safiyya Ali, Mansour Altuwaijri, Mohamed Bedewi, Mustafa Adam, Alwaleed Alhammad, Faisal Sanai, Khalid Alswat, Ayman Abdo

Publikováno v: Annals of Saudi Medicine, Vol 32, Iss 3, Pp 288-292 (2012)

BACKGROUND: The estimated prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in Saudi Arabia is 7% to 10%. Despite the high prevalence of risk factors including diabetes, obesity, and hyperlipidemia, no recent epidemiological studies have measure

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/2978f307c6ac4dbeb74864d5e86d261e

Epidemiological, clinical, and biochemical characteristics of Saudi patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a hospital-based study

Autor: Alwaleed Alhammad, M. M. B. El-Sabbah, Mustafa Hussein Adam, Khalid Alswat, Safiyya Ali, Faisal M. Sanai, Mansour Altuwaijri, Waleed Al-Hamoudi, Mohamed Abdelmohsen Bedewi, Ayman A. Abdo

Publikováno v: Annals of Saudi Medicine, Vol 32, Iss 3, Pp 288-292 (2012)

BACKGROUND: The estimated prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in Saudi Arabia is 7% to 10%. Despite the high prevalence of risk factors including diabetes, obesity, and hyperlipidemia, no recent epidemiological studies have measure

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https://doi.org/10.5144/0256-4947.2012.288

Prevalence and Impact of Hepatic Steatosis on the Response to Antiviral Therapy in Saudi Patients with Genotypes 1 and 4 Chronic Hepatitis C

Autor: Ayman A. Abdo, Abdallah M. AlQaraawi, Ahmad Hersi, Molfi M. Al-Otaibi, Mohammed Syed, Hussa Al-Husseini, Khalid Alswat, Safiyya Ali, Lubna Rizwan Ahmed, Faisal M. Sanai, Ali Albenmousa, Waleed Al-Hamoudi, Abdulmalik Alsheikh

Publikováno v: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 56:1222-1228

Hepatic steatosis in hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients has been shown to enhance the progression of liver fibrosis and decrease the response to antiviral therapy. We aimed to determine the role of HCV genotype 4 (HCV-G4) in the prevalence of

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-010-1417-9

Revising the upper limit of normal for levels of serum alanine aminotransferase in a Middle Eastern population with normal liver histology

Autor: Hussien Elsiesy, Hatem Khalaf, Ayman A. Abdo, Saleh A. Alqahtani, M. Al-Sebayel, Mohammed Al-Sofayan, Bassem Hegab, Nasser Al-Masri, Dieter C. Broering, Hamad Al-Bahili, Faisal Abaalkhail, Waleed Al-Hamoudi, Almoutaz Hashim, Safiyya Ali

Publikováno v: Digestive diseases and sciences. 58(8)

Recently, the upper limits of normal (ULN) for alanine-aminotransferase (ALT) has been recommended to be lowered to ≤ 30 U/l in men and ≤ 19 U/l in women.To evaluate the ALT concentrations in a healthy Middle Eastern population with biopsy-proven

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23543089

Radioembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma using TheraSphere®

Autor: Safiyya Ali

Publikováno v: Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology : Official Journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association
The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol 17, Iss 3, Pp 215-217 (2011)

Background/Aim: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary malignancy of the liver. Radioembolization with yttrium-90 (Y90) microspheres is a new concept in radiation therapy for HCC. This review focuses on the indications, efficacy, s

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21546728