Microvesicular Steatosis in Individuals with Obesity: a Histological Marker of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Severity.
Carlos Wustemberg GermanoPaulo Ferreira MegaThiago Jordão Almeida Prado MattosinhoLuana Leite Castilho DiasMartinho Antonio GesticMurillo Pimentel UtriniFelipe David Mendonça ChaimFrancisco Callejas-NetoElinton Adami ChaimEverton CazzoPublished in: Obesity surgery (2023)
MicroS is significantly associated with higher levels of ALT and glucose and higher frequencies of moderate to severe macroS, hepatocellular ballooning, portal fibrosis, perisinusoidal fibrosis, lobular inflammation, and portal inflammation. These findings indicate that microS could be considered a reliable histological marker of NAFLD severity.