FATTY LIVER

ALEJANDRA AGUIRRE DE LA TORRECARLOS FERNANDO JAIME GRANADOS

JOSE IVAN GONZALEZ ABARCA

Monday, October 24th 2011

FATTY LIVER Also known as Hepatic Steatosis or fatty liver refers to a

reversible condition in which there are acummulation of trygliceride fat into intracitoplasmic vacuoles.

Causes It is commonly associated

with alcohol or metabolic syndrome (diabetes, hypertension, obesity and dyslipidemia) but can also be due to any one of many causes

it is difficult to distinguish alcoholic FLD from non alcoholic FLD and both show micro-vesicular and macrovesicular fatty changes at different stages

Pathogenesis

Pathogenesis

Morphology

Morphology

Macroscopic changes Microscopic changes

Diagnosis

Treatment

The treatment of fatty liver is related to the cause. It is important to remember that simple fatty liver may not require treatment. The benefit of weight loss, dietary fat restriction, and exercise in obese patients is inconsistent.Reducing or eliminating alcohol use can improve fatty liver due to alcohol toxicity. Controlling blood sugar may reduce the severity of fatty liver in patients with diabetes. Ursodeoxycholic acid may improve liver function test results, but its effect on improving the underlying liver abnormality is unclear.