2013
Pediatric Obesity and the Liver
Hardee S, Morotti R. Pediatric Obesity and the Liver. Academic Forensic Pathology 2013, 3: 28-33. DOI: 10.23907/2013.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNonalcoholic fatty liver diseasePediatric nonalcoholic steatohepatitisFatty liver diseaseNonalcoholic steatohepatitisLiver diseaseAdult nonalcoholic steatohepatitisVariable fibrosisPediatric obesityPediatric populationMacrovesicular steatosisBallooning degenerationPediatric nonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseDifficult diagnostic entityPortal tract inflammationPediatric liver diseaseNoninvasive screening toolLobular inflammationSimple steatosisObese childrenPerisinusoidal fibrosisCardiovascular diseaseCommon causePrevalence ratesObesity epidemicObesity rates
2006
Cystic Fibrosis in an Adolescent Being Evaluated for Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Sinha J, Morotti R, Norton K, Gold D, Shneider B. Cystic Fibrosis in an Adolescent Being Evaluated for Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis. Seminars In Liver Disease 2006, 26: 080-084. PMID: 16496236, DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-933566.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary sclerosing cholangitisWhite blood cell countMagnetic resonance cholangiogramMagnetic resonance cholangiopancreatographyHistory of hypothyroidismSclerosing cholangitisExtrahepatic biliary systemBiliary cirrhosisBile ductPortal tractsCystic fibrosisAlanine aminotransferaseAspartate aminotransferaseFatty pancreasMuscle antibodiesHepatic ductLiver diseasePathologic findingsPersistent elevationBiliary systemPercutaneous liver needle biopsyHepatitis B surface antigenHepatitis B surface antibodyAntinuclear antibody analysisAntismooth muscle antibodies