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[Fatty liver disease and other complications of obesity]
F Ben Mami1, S Driss-Bellamine, S Dakhli
1Institut National de Nutrition, Service de Gastro-entérologie, Hôpital La Rabta, Tunis.
La Tunisie Medicale
|March 26, 2002
Abstract:
Obesity induces many organic complications (somatic, metabolic and mechanical). The aims of this prospective study were to evaluate its complications in a group of thirty fat patients. Fatty liver disease, detected by echography is noted at 70% of patients. Clinically, it makes pains at the right side and seems favorized by an elevated BMI > 40 kg/m2, and diabetes, hypertriglyceridemiae, hypercaloric and hyperglucidic ration. 10% of our patients present stone bile duct associated to fatty liver disease.