Table 1.
Impact of obesity on liver pathophysiology
Pathologies | Obesity |
Hepatic steatosis[9] | Increased1 |
Cirrhosis[11] | Increased1 |
Hepatoxicity[9] | Increased1 |
Liver primary tumors (as hepatocarcinoma)[2-4] | Increased2 |
Chronic hepatitis C progression[12] | Increased |
Decompensation of cirrhotic patients[13,14] | Increased |
Portal hypertension[13,14] | Increased |
3Risk of post-operative complications after LT[15-17] | Increased |
Mostly if associated to alcohol ingestion;
Mostly if associated to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD);
Thromboembolism, infectious and biliary complications. LT: Liver transplantation.