Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in children

The intent of this review is to provide a concise overview of all recent acquisitions in terms of therapies and early noninvasive diagnostic approaches for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in children.NAFLD is increasingly being diagnosed in children. If undiscovered and if certain risks are present (i.e. obesity), nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, the most severe form of NAFLD, may silently progress to cirrhosis, hepatocarcinoma and...