Dr Apurva Pande is a Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist providing evaluation and treatment for fatty liver disease, abnormal liver function tests, obesity-related liver disease, diabetes-associated liver disease and liver health concerns.
Fatty liver is a condition in which excess fat accumulates in the liver. It is commonly associated with obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol, sedentary lifestyle and metabolic health problems.
In many patients, fatty liver is detected incidentally on ultrasound or during evaluation of abnormal liver function tests.
Fatty liver may not cause symptoms in the early stage. Some patients may experience non-specific symptoms.
Fatty liver can progress in some patients from simple fat accumulation to liver inflammation, fibrosis and cirrhosis.
Early diagnosis and proper lifestyle correction can help reduce liver-related and metabolic health risks.
Fatty liver evaluation helps assess liver health, metabolic risk factors and severity of liver involvement.
Evaluation may include:
Fatty liver treatment focuses on identifying the cause, reducing liver fat and improving metabolic health.
Fatty liver is common, but it should not be ignored. In some patients, it may progress to liver inflammation, fibrosis or cirrhosis.
Fatty liver can often improve significantly with weight reduction, dietary correction, exercise and control of metabolic risk factors.
A hepatologist or gastroenterologist is the specialist for fatty liver, abnormal liver function tests and liver disease evaluation.
Medicines may be needed in selected patients, but lifestyle modification and correction of metabolic risk factors remain very important.
For fatty liver, abnormal liver function tests, liver disease and metabolic liver health evaluation.
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