Research Article: Perirenal Fat Thickness is Associated with Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease in Type Diabetes Mellitus
Introduction:
Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease characterized by liver fat content exceeding % (hepatic steatosis), which in turn can progress to its severe forms like non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), liver fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. MAFLD was previously named non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The golden criteria of NAFLD, NASH, and liver fibrosis were based on liver biopsy, which was not widely used in patients with NAFLD…
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