Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma: new insights on presentation and natural history

Danny Issa¹, Naim Alkhouri^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ The Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
² The Texas Liver Institute, San Antonio, TX, USA.
³ University of Texas (UT) Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.

Editorial

Danny Issa et al. Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr. 2017 Dec.

. 2017 Dec;6(6):401-403.

doi: 10.21037/hbsn.2017.07.07.

Danny Issa¹, Naim Alkhouri^{2

3}

¹ The Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
² The Texas Liver Institute, San Antonio, TX, USA.
³ University of Texas (UT) Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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