瘦人脂肪肝诊治进展

Diagnosis and treatment of patients with lean non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases

瘦人脂肪肝因其庞大的患病人群及复杂的病因成为脂肪肝诊治中极其重要的部分。伴随着代谢特点的深入研究以及肝脏脂肪定量及弹性超声等新型影像技术的不断发展,有关其诊治理念也迅速更新,文章对瘦人脂肪肝的流行现状、临床分子病理特征及治疗作详细回顾和评价。

Lean non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases has become increasingly recognized for its large patient population.Its etiology is complex and related to the interaction of genetic and lifestyle factors.With the development of metabolic omics studies and the novel imaging technologies such as liver fat quantification and ultrasound based elastography,the concepts of its diagnosis and treatment are rapidly updated.This article reviewed the prevalence,clinical metabolic characteristics and therapy of lean non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases.