Hepatic Steatosis Index in Acromegaly: Correlation with Insulin Resistance Regardless of the Disease Control

OBJECTIVE: In acromegaly, both lipotoxicity secondary to GH excess and insulin resistance have a significant impact on the liver. Ultrasonography has shown poor sensitivity in detecting hepatic steatosis and noninvasive methods have been proposed. We evaluated the hepatic steatosis index (HSI), a va...

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Autores principales: Ciresi, Alessandro, Guarnotta, Valentina, Campo, Daniela, Giordano, Carla
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6313980/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30662461
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5421961

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