High frequency and long persistency of ballooning hepatocyte were associated with glucose intolerance in patients with severe obesity

Abstract Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and glucose intolerance are associated with an increased risk of mortality in patients with severe obesity; however, whether histological findings of the liver are related to glucose intolerance in these patients remain unknown. Sixty-nine consecutive pat...

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Main Authors: Keisuke Kakisaka, Akira Sasaki, Akira Umemura, Haruka Nikai, Yuji Suzuki, Masao Nishiya, Tamotsu Sugai, Hiroyuki Nitta, Yasuhiro Takikawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94937-4