A hepatite C passa por uma revolução quanto ao tratamento livre de Interferon, através do uso de novos medicamentos antivirais, que aumentaram significativamente as taxas de cura e reduziram o índice de efeitos colaterais relacionados ao uso do Interferon. Objetivos: analisar as taxas de resistência viral à terapia combinada com uso dos antivirais Sofosbuvir, Daclatasvir e Simeprevir, avaliando ainda se existe ...
PURPOSE: To determine the prevalence of non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in morbidly obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery and to identify risk factors associated with the disease spectrum. METHODS: Liver biopsy was performed in 60 patients who underwent bariatric surgery, after other causes of liver disease were excluded. Clinical, biochemical and histolo...