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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 14, 2013; 19(46): 8459-8467
Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8459
Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8459
Liver physiology and liver diseases in the elderly
Kazuto Tajiri, Third Department of Internal Medicine, Toyama University Hospital, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
Yukihiro Shimizu, Gastroenterology Unit, Nanto Municipal Hospital, Toyama 932-0211, Japan
Author contributions: Both authors contributed to this paper equally.
Correspondence to: Yukihiro Shimizu, MD, PhD, Gastroenterology Unit, Nanto Municipal Hospital, 938 Inami, Nanto City, Toyama 932-0211, Japan. rsf14240@nifty.com
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Received: June 11, 2013
Revised: August 12, 2013
Accepted: September 13, 2013
Published online: December 14, 2013
Processing time: 189 Days and 14.6 Hours
Revised: August 12, 2013
Accepted: September 13, 2013
Published online: December 14, 2013
Processing time: 189 Days and 14.6 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: The morphology and physiology of the liver changes with aging and an understanding of those changes is important for the management of liver diseases. We first summarized the various changes in the liver with aging. We then reviewed the reported characteristics of liver diseases found in the elderly. This kind of information could be increasingly important in the near future, because the proportion of the world’s population over 60 years old is increasing, especially in developed countries.