EFFECT OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI ERADICATION ON HEPATIC STEATOSIS, NAFLD FIBROSIS SCORE AND HSENSI IN PATIENTS WITH NONALCOHOLIC STEATOHEPATITIS: a MR imaging-based pilot open-label study

Context Limited clinical data suggest Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection may contribute to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) pathogenesis. Objectives The effect of Hp eradication on hepatic steatosis (magnetic resonance imaging), nonalcoholic fatty liver disease fibrosis score and HSENSI (H...

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Main Authors: Stergios A POLYZOS, Panagiotis NIKOLOPOULOS, Angeliki STOGIANNI, Iordanis ROMIOPOULOS, Panagiotis KATSINELOS, Jannis KOUNTOURAS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2014-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032014000300261&lng=en&tlng=en