Liver diseases in the elderly have aroused less interest than diseases of other organs, since the liver plays a limited role in aging. There are no specific liver diseases of old age, but age-related anatomical and functional modifications of the liver cause changes in the frequency and clinical behavior of some liver diseases compared with those in younger patients. This review discusses the most important features of liver function in the healthy elderly population, as well as the features of the most prevalent liver diseases in this age group, especially the diagnostic approach to the most common liver problems in the elderly: asymptomatic elevation of serum transaminases and jaundice. (C) 2014 Elsevier Espana, S.L.U. and AEEH y AEG. All rights reserved.
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Univ Palermo, Dept Hlth Promot Sci Maternal & Infant Care, Internal Med & Med Specialties PROMISE, Palermo, ItalyUniv Palermo, Dept Hlth Promot Sci Maternal & Infant Care, Internal Med & Med Specialties PROMISE, Palermo, Italy
Di Lorenzo, Gabriele
Melluso, Marcello
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Prov Hlth Author ASP 206 Palermo, Palermo, ItalyUniv Palermo, Dept Hlth Promot Sci Maternal & Infant Care, Internal Med & Med Specialties PROMISE, Palermo, Italy
Melluso, Marcello
Rodolico, Alessandro
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Univ Catania, Dept Clin & Expt Med, Psychiat Unit, Catania 95123, ItalyUniv Palermo, Dept Hlth Promot Sci Maternal & Infant Care, Internal Med & Med Specialties PROMISE, Palermo, Italy
Rodolico, Alessandro
Seidita, Aurelio
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Natl Res Council CNR, Inst Biomed Res & Innovat IRIB, Palermo, ItalyUniv Palermo, Dept Hlth Promot Sci Maternal & Infant Care, Internal Med & Med Specialties PROMISE, Palermo, Italy