Liver, nonalcoholic steatohepatosis (NASH): Difference between revisions
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* This is a specific entity, not a wastebasket category. | * This is a specific entity, not a wastebasket category. | ||
* It is a specific type of [[Fatty liver (hepatosteatosis)]] | * It is a specific type of [[Fatty liver (hepatosteatosis)]] | ||
* The new terminology for this entity is MASH - Metabolic associated steatohepatitis | |||
** So if a patient has fatty liver that is specifically called Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) use this code, otherwise use the more general code [[Fatty liver (hepatosteatosis)]] | ** So if a patient has fatty liver that is specifically called Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) use this code, otherwise use the more general code [[Fatty liver (hepatosteatosis)]] | ||