Hepatic artery resistance in children with obesity and fatty liver

Hizli S., Kocyigit A., Arslan N., Tuncel S. A., Demircioglu F., Cakmakci H., ...More

INDIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.77, no.4, pp.407-411, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 77 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s12098-010-0045-x
  • Journal Name: INDIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.407-411
  • Keywords: Child, Obesity, Fatty liver, Hepatic artery resistive index, METABOLIC SYNDROME, DISEASE, STEATOHEPATITIS, DIAGNOSIS, CIRRHOSIS, HEPATOCYTES, ULTRASOUND, FIBROSIS, INDEX
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The present study assessed whether there is a correlation between hepatic artery resistive index (HARI) and increase of body mass index and hepatosteatosis grading in children with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) reflecting hemodynamic effects of hepatosteatosis.