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Use of simple non invasive tests in assessment of severity of non- alcoholic fatty liver disease
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Abstract: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common causes of chronic liver injury in many countries around the world. The aim of the study: is to evaluate the diagnostic performance of simple non- invasive tests including AST/ALT ratio, APRI, BARD, FIB-4 and NAFLD fibrosis score (NFS) in assessment of severity of NAFLD. Subjects & Methods: seventy six patients diagnosed as fatty liver by abdominal ultrasound were subjected to full history taking and physical examination, full anthropometric measurements, laboratory studies including (complete blood count, fasting blood sugar, total lipid profile, liver function tests, HBsAg and Anti HCV Abs) and abdominal ultrasound with sonar-guided liver biopsy with pathological examination. 20 age and sex matched healthy subjects were included as a control group