Pitfalls in the management of metabolic liver diseases (debate)

Ghaffar, Tawhida Yassin Abdel; Abo-Alam, Hani Sayed; Emam, Mohamed I; El-Shabrawi, Mortada; Soliman, Ali Ibrahim Ali; Badwei, Nourhan;

Abstract


Background: The liver has an important role in the different metabolic processes. So, inborn errors of metabolism will result in several metabolic disorders, which can cause acute or chronic liver disease leading to cirrhosis and liver cancer. Main body: In one of our Egyptian conferences, the United Conference of Hepatogastroenterology and Infectious Diseases (UCHID) 2022, our authors discussed the debates on the management of Wilson’s disease, hereditary hemochromatosis, and alpha one anti-trypsin deficiency. Conclusion: The session summarized the pitfalls in the management of the 3 serious metabolic liver disorders with focused take-home messages to every physician.


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Title Pitfalls in the management of metabolic liver diseases (debate)
Authors Ghaffar, Tawhida Yassin Abdel; Abo-Alam, Hani Sayed; Emam, Mohamed I ; El-Shabrawi, Mortada; Soliman, Ali Ibrahim Ali; Badwei, Nourhan 
Keywords Alpha-one anti-trypsin deficiency;Hemochromatosis;Metabolic liver disease;Pitfalls;Wilson’s disease
Issue Date 17-Feb-2023
Publisher SPRINGEROPEN
Journal Egyptian Liver Journal 
Volume 13
Conference UCHID Egypt 2022
ISSN 20906218
DOI 10.1186/s43066-023-00246-y
Scopus ID 2-s2.0-85148514212
Web of science ID WOS:000934546600001

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