Editorial
doi: 10.1016/j.ajg.2025.01.009.
Epub 2025 May 15.
Establishing consensus on Arabic medical terminology for steatotic liver disease: a mixed-methods approach
Mohamed El-Kassas
1
, Khalid Al-Naamani
2
, Mohamed Elbadry
3
, Abeer Awad
4
, Mina Tharwat
5
, Nabil Debzi
6
, Shahrazed Zemmouchi
7
, Maheeba Abdulla
8
, Doaa Zakaria
9
, Gamal Esmat
10
, Hanaa El-Karaksy
11
, Imam Waked
12
, Inass Shaltout
13
, Mohammed A Medhat
14
, Mortada El-Shabrawi
11
, Nermeen Abdeen
15
, Mudher Al-Khairalla
16
, Maisam W Akroush
17
, Ali A Alali
18
, Maen Almattooq
19
, Cesar Yaghi
20
, Ali Tumi
21
, Rafik Elmehdawi
22
, Mustapha Benazzouz
23
, Mona F Attia
24
, Faisal Sanai
25
, Sahar Idlbi
26
, Asma Labidi
27
, Ali El Houni
28
, Salem Beshyah
29
, Abdul Lakhdar
30
, Zayed Atef
31
, Amira G Abdel Rahman
32
, Rasha Saleh
33
, Ahmad Al-Rifai
34
, Saleh Alqahtani
35
, Abdel-Naser Elzouki
36
, Khalid Alswat
37
Affiliations
Affiliations
- 1 Endemic Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt; Steatotic Liver Disease Study Foundation in the Middle East and North Africa (SLMENA), Cairo, Egypt. Electronic address: m_elkassas@hq.helwan.edu.eg.
- 2 Steatotic Liver Disease Study Foundation in the Middle East and North Africa (SLMENA), Cairo, Egypt; Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Medical City for Military and Security Services, Muscat, Oman.
- 3 Endemic Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt; Steatotic Liver Disease Study Foundation in the Middle East and North Africa (SLMENA), Cairo, Egypt.
- 4 Department of Internal Medicine, Hepatogastroenterology Unit, Kasr Al-Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt.
- 5 Steatotic Liver Disease Study Foundation in the Middle East and North Africa (SLMENA), Cairo, Egypt; Department of Tropical Medicine and Gastroenterology, Aswan University, Aswan, Egypt.
- 6 Steatotic Liver Disease Study Foundation in the Middle East and North Africa (SLMENA), Cairo, Egypt; Hepatology Department, Mustapha Bacha University Hospital, Algeria, Algeria.
- 7 Internal Medicine Department, Bologhine 's Hospital, Algeria, Algeria.
- 8 Internal Medicine Department, Ibn AlNafees Hospital, Manama, Bahrain.
- 9 Tropical Medicine Department, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
- 10 Steatotic Liver Disease Study Foundation in the Middle East and North Africa (SLMENA), Cairo, Egypt; Endemic Medicine Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt; Badr University in Cairo Research Center, Badr University in Cairo, Badr City, Cairo, Egypt.
- 11 Pediatrics Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
- 12 Steatotic Liver Disease Study Foundation in the Middle East and North Africa (SLMENA), Cairo, Egypt; Hepatology Department, National Liver Institute, Menoufia University, Shebeen ElKom, Egypt.
- 13 Internal Medicine and Diabetes Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
- 14 Steatotic Liver Disease Study Foundation in the Middle East and North Africa (SLMENA), Cairo, Egypt; Tropical Medicine and Gastroenterology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
- 15 Tropical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
- 16 Medicine Department, Nasiriyyah Teaching Hospital, Nasiriyyah, Iraq.
- 17 Steatotic Liver Disease Study Foundation in the Middle East and North Africa (SLMENA), Cairo, Egypt; Digestive and Liver Disease Clinic, Private Sector, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University, Amman, Jordan.
- 18 Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Jabriyah, Kuwait; Thunayan Alghanim Gastroenterology and Hepatology Center, Amiri Hospital, Sharq, Kuwait.
- 19 Steatotic Liver Disease Study Foundation in the Middle East and North Africa (SLMENA), Cairo, Egypt; Gastroenterology & Hepatology Department, Jaber Hospital, Kuwait.
- 20 Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department, Hotel-Dieu de France University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon.
- 21 Steatotic Liver Disease Study Foundation in the Middle East and North Africa (SLMENA), Cairo, Egypt; Medical Department, Central Hospital, Tripoli, Libya.
- 22 Internal Medicine Department, University of Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya.
- 23 Steatotic Liver Disease Study Foundation in the Middle East and North Africa (SLMENA), Cairo, Egypt; Hepatogastroenterology Department, Rabat International University, Rabat, Morocco.
- 24 Department of English Language and Literature, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt.
- 25 Steatotic Liver Disease Study Foundation in the Middle East and North Africa (SLMENA), Cairo, Egypt; Gastroenterology Section, Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Ministry of National Guard - Health Affairs, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
- 26 General Diseases Department, University's Children Hospital, Damascus, Syria.
- 27 Steatotic Liver Disease Study Foundation in the Middle East and North Africa (SLMENA), Cairo, Egypt; Gastroenterology "A" Department, Rabta Hospital, Tunisia.
- 28 Medicine Department, Dubai Medical University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
- 29 Endocrinology Department, Yas Clinic Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
- 30 Endocrinology Department, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.
- 31 Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Sana'a University, Sana'a, Yemen.
- 32 Department of Public Health and Community, Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.
- 33 Arabic Language and Literature Department, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt.
- 34 Division of Gastroenterology, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
- 35 Organ Transplant Center of Excellence, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- 36 Steatotic Liver Disease Study Foundation in the Middle East and North Africa (SLMENA), Cairo, Egypt; Medicine Department, Hamad Medical Corporation and College of Medicine, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
- 37 Steatotic Liver Disease Study Foundation in the Middle East and North Africa (SLMENA), Cairo, Egypt; Liver Disease Research Center, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- PMID: 40379545
- DOI: 10.1016/j.ajg.2025.01.009
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Editorial
Establishing consensus on Arabic medical terminology for steatotic liver disease: a mixed-methods approach
Mohamed El-Kassas et al.
Arab J Gastroenterol.
2025 May.
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Epub 2025 May 15.
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Mohamed El-Kassas
1
, Khalid Al-Naamani
2
, Mohamed Elbadry
3
, Abeer Awad
4
, Mina Tharwat
5
, Nabil Debzi
6
, Shahrazed Zemmouchi
7
, Maheeba Abdulla
8
, Doaa Zakaria
9
, Gamal Esmat
10
, Hanaa El-Karaksy
11
, Imam Waked
12
, Inass Shaltout
13
, Mohammed A Medhat
14
, Mortada El-Shabrawi
11
, Nermeen Abdeen
15
, Mudher Al-Khairalla
16
, Maisam W Akroush
17
, Ali A Alali
18
, Maen Almattooq
19
, Cesar Yaghi
20
, Ali Tumi
21
, Rafik Elmehdawi
22
, Mustapha Benazzouz
23
, Mona F Attia
24
, Faisal Sanai
25
, Sahar Idlbi
26
, Asma Labidi
27
, Ali El Houni
28
, Salem Beshyah
29
, Abdul Lakhdar
30
, Zayed Atef
31
, Amira G Abdel Rahman
32
, Rasha Saleh
33
, Ahmad Al-Rifai
34
, Saleh Alqahtani
35
, Abdel-Naser Elzouki
36
, Khalid Alswat
37
Affiliations
- 1 Endemic Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt; Steatotic Liver Disease Study Foundation in the Middle East and North Africa (SLMENA), Cairo, Egypt. Electronic address: m_elkassas@hq.helwan.edu.eg.
- 2 Steatotic Liver Disease Study Foundation in the Middle East and North Africa (SLMENA), Cairo, Egypt; Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Medical City for Military and Security Services, Muscat, Oman.
- 3 Endemic Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt; Steatotic Liver Disease Study Foundation in the Middle East and North Africa (SLMENA), Cairo, Egypt.
- 4 Department of Internal Medicine, Hepatogastroenterology Unit, Kasr Al-Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt.
- 5 Steatotic Liver Disease Study Foundation in the Middle East and North Africa (SLMENA), Cairo, Egypt; Department of Tropical Medicine and Gastroenterology, Aswan University, Aswan, Egypt.
- 6 Steatotic Liver Disease Study Foundation in the Middle East and North Africa (SLMENA), Cairo, Egypt; Hepatology Department, Mustapha Bacha University Hospital, Algeria, Algeria.
- 7 Internal Medicine Department, Bologhine 's Hospital, Algeria, Algeria.
- 8 Internal Medicine Department, Ibn AlNafees Hospital, Manama, Bahrain.
- 9 Tropical Medicine Department, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
- 10 Steatotic Liver Disease Study Foundation in the Middle East and North Africa (SLMENA), Cairo, Egypt; Endemic Medicine Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt; Badr University in Cairo Research Center, Badr University in Cairo, Badr City, Cairo, Egypt.
- 11 Pediatrics Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
- 12 Steatotic Liver Disease Study Foundation in the Middle East and North Africa (SLMENA), Cairo, Egypt; Hepatology Department, National Liver Institute, Menoufia University, Shebeen ElKom, Egypt.
- 13 Internal Medicine and Diabetes Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
- 14 Steatotic Liver Disease Study Foundation in the Middle East and North Africa (SLMENA), Cairo, Egypt; Tropical Medicine and Gastroenterology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
- 15 Tropical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
- 16 Medicine Department, Nasiriyyah Teaching Hospital, Nasiriyyah, Iraq.
- 17 Steatotic Liver Disease Study Foundation in the Middle East and North Africa (SLMENA), Cairo, Egypt; Digestive and Liver Disease Clinic, Private Sector, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University, Amman, Jordan.
- 18 Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Jabriyah, Kuwait; Thunayan Alghanim Gastroenterology and Hepatology Center, Amiri Hospital, Sharq, Kuwait.
- 19 Steatotic Liver Disease Study Foundation in the Middle East and North Africa (SLMENA), Cairo, Egypt; Gastroenterology & Hepatology Department, Jaber Hospital, Kuwait.
- 20 Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department, Hotel-Dieu de France University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon.
- 21 Steatotic Liver Disease Study Foundation in the Middle East and North Africa (SLMENA), Cairo, Egypt; Medical Department, Central Hospital, Tripoli, Libya.
- 22 Internal Medicine Department, University of Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya.
- 23 Steatotic Liver Disease Study Foundation in the Middle East and North Africa (SLMENA), Cairo, Egypt; Hepatogastroenterology Department, Rabat International University, Rabat, Morocco.
- 24 Department of English Language and Literature, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt.
- 25 Steatotic Liver Disease Study Foundation in the Middle East and North Africa (SLMENA), Cairo, Egypt; Gastroenterology Section, Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Ministry of National Guard - Health Affairs, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
- 26 General Diseases Department, University's Children Hospital, Damascus, Syria.
- 27 Steatotic Liver Disease Study Foundation in the Middle East and North Africa (SLMENA), Cairo, Egypt; Gastroenterology "A" Department, Rabta Hospital, Tunisia.
- 28 Medicine Department, Dubai Medical University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
- 29 Endocrinology Department, Yas Clinic Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
- 30 Endocrinology Department, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.
- 31 Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Sana'a University, Sana'a, Yemen.
- 32 Department of Public Health and Community, Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.
- 33 Arabic Language and Literature Department, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt.
- 34 Division of Gastroenterology, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
- 35 Organ Transplant Center of Excellence, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- 36 Steatotic Liver Disease Study Foundation in the Middle East and North Africa (SLMENA), Cairo, Egypt; Medicine Department, Hamad Medical Corporation and College of Medicine, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
- 37 Steatotic Liver Disease Study Foundation in the Middle East and North Africa (SLMENA), Cairo, Egypt; Liver Disease Research Center, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- PMID: 40379545
- DOI: 10.1016/j.ajg.2025.01.009
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Keywords: Arabic; MASLD; NAFLD; SLD; Terminology.
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