Current guidelines for the management of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A systematic review with comparative analysis

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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2018; 24(30): 3361-3373
Published online Aug 14, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i30.3361

Table 2 Comparative analysis of the recommendations regarding the screening for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

	EASL	NICE	Asia-Pacific	AISF	AASLD
Systematic screening	No	No	No	No	No
Screening in high-risk groups	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not mentioned	No¹
	Obesity	Obesity	Obesity
	Metabolic syndrome	Type II Diabetes	Type II Diabetes
	Abnormal liver enzymes
Screening modality	Yes liver enzymes	No liver enzymes	No liver enzymes
		Yes ultrasonography	Yes ultrasonography
			Yes transient elastography

¹"Active surveillance" (but not screening) suggested for patients with type II diabetes mellitus. EASL: European Association for the Study of the Liver; NICE: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence; AISF: Italian Association for the Study of the Liver; AASLD: American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.

Citation: Leoni S, Tovoli F, Napoli L, Serio I, Ferri S, Bolondi L. Current guidelines for the management of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A systematic review with comparative analysis. World J Gastroenterol 2018; 24(30): 3361-3373
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v24/i30/3361.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v24.i30.3361