ASSOCIATION OF NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASEWITH SMALL INTESTINE BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH IN OBESECHILDREN
Journal: Wiadomości Lekarskie
Year: 2019

Introduction: In recent years, NAFLD is considered as the key of the so-called metabolic inflammation, in which the intestinal microbiota plays an important role. The aim: To determine the effect of small intestine bacterial overgrowth on the liver structural and functional parameters in children with obesity and overweight. Materials and methods: The object of the study was 89 children with obesity/overweight. Depending on the presence of SIBO based on the results of the hydrogen breath test wi