NON ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE AMONG DIABETICS BY TRANSIENT ELASTOGRAPHY AND COMPARISON WITH OTHER NON INVASIVE METHODS IN HIMALYAN REGION

Ranjot Kaur; Bhupender Kumar; Dalip Gupta; Rajesh Sharma

Volume : IX, Issue : II, February - 2020

NON ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE AMONG DIABETICS BY TRANSIENT ELASTOGRAPHY AND COMPARISON WITH OTHER NON INVASIVE METHODS IN HIMALYAN REGION

Ranjot Kaur, Bhupender Kumar, Dalip Gupta, Rajesh Sharma

Abstract :

INTRODUCTION: The liver is an important organ in systemic metabolism and type 2 diabetes mellitus. T2DM patients develop NAFLD & NASH which further leads to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Role of imaging in the diagnosis and treatment of liver diseases has grown dramatically. METHODOLOGY: We conducted this study for one year in a tertiary care centre at IGMC Shimla in department of Medicine and Gastroenterology. After serological tests and ultrasound abdomen, the CAP and liver stiffness measurement was performed on the right lobe of liver. Data collected was entered into excel sheet for further processing and statistical analysis. RESULTS: NAFLD was found in 62 (42.2%) patients & 85(57.8%) patients did not have NAFLD. 42 (28.6%) patients had significant fiosis and 105(71.4%) patients did not have significant fiosis. Mean HbA1c levels were found to be 9.3% in patients with NAFLD and 8.5% in patients without NAFLD with a p value of 0.009.