[Fatty liver disease and other complications of obesity]. / Steatose hepatique et autres complications de l'obesite.

Obesity induces many organic complications (somatic, metabolic and mechanical). The aims of this prospective study were to evaluate its complications in a group of thirty fat patients. Fatty liver disease, detected by echography is noted at 70% of patients. Clinically, it makes pains at the right side and seems favorized by an elevated BMI > 40 kg/m2, and diabetes, hypertriglyceridemiae, hypercaloric and hyperglucidic ration. 10% of our patients present stone bile duct associated to fatty liver disease.