Letter to the Editor
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World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol. Jul 22, 2022; 13(4): 124-127
Published online Jul 22, 2022. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v13.i4.124
Hepatomusculoskeletal disorders: Coining a new term might improve the management of the musculoskeletal manifestations of chronic liver disease
Christos Tsagkaris, Stavros P Papadakos, Dimitrios V Moysidis, Andreas S Papazoglou, Alexandra Koutsogianni, Marios Papadakis
Christos Tsagkaris, Public Health and Policy Working Group, Stg European Student Think Tank, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Stavros P Papadakos, Alexandra Koutsogianni, Laiko General Hospital of Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens 18233, Greece
Dimitrios V Moysidis, Hippokration University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54642, Greece
Andreas S Papazoglou, Athens Naval Hospital, Athens 18233, Greece
Marios Papadakis, Department of Surgery II, University Hospital Witten-Herdecke, University of Witten-Herdecke, Wuppertal 42283, Germany
Author contributions: Tsagkaris C conceptualized this letter; Tsagkaris C, Papadakos SP and Moysidis DV performed the literature search; Tsagkaris C, Papadakos SP and Papazoglou AS wrote the first draft; Moysidis DV, Koutsogianni A and Papadakis M revised the manuscript and wrote the second draft; All authors have further revised, read and approve the final manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors report no relevant conflict of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Christos Tsagkaris, MD, Academic Fellow, Public Health and Policy Working Group, Stg European Student Think Tank, Postjeskade 29, 1058 DE, Amsterdam, Netherlands. chriss20x@gmail.com
Received: December 25, 2021
Peer-review started: December 25, 2021
First decision: February 15, 2022
Revised: April 7, 2022
Accepted: June 26, 2022
Article in press: June 26, 2022
Published online: July 22, 2022
Core Tip

Core Tip: The authors recommend coining the umbrella term “hepatomusculoskeletal disorders” in response to the need to expand knowledge about chronic liver disorders and capitalize it in the form of practice guidelines.