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Association Between Appendectomy and Fibrosis Progression in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

BACKGROUND: A two-hit theory explaining the progression of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and fibrosis is widely accepted. Endotoxins entering the portal vein from the gut are thought to be one cause of this second hit, and the literature frequently m...

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Autores principales: Nakano, Masakazu, Murohisa, Toshimitsu, Imai, Yasuo, Tamano, Masaya, Hiraishi, Hideyuki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elmer Press 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5051115/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27785221
http://dx.doi.org/10.4021/gr513w