hrp0097p1-266 | Fat, Metabolism and Obesity | ESPE2023

Abdominal fat measured with nutritional ultrasound as a risk screening for non-alcoholic hepatic steatosis (NASH) in obese children

Diez-Lopez Ignacio , Sarasua-Miranda Ainhoa , Maeso Mendez Sandra , Garcia Casares Zuriñe , Erika Calvo Saez A

NASH is an increasingly relevant finding in the pediatric population affected by obesity. In adults, its evolution from this steatosis to fibrosis and its correlation with metabolic syndrome is increasingly significant. The existence of a rapid and validated screening tool in consultation would be very useful.Main objective: To evaluate if the measurement of intraperitoneal fat measured through nutritional ultrasound, allows the diagnosi...