作者
Federico Piñero, Josefina Pages, Sebastián Marciano, Nora Fernández, Jorge Silva, Margarita Anders, Alina Zerega, Ezequiel Ridruejo, Beatriz Ameigeiras, Claudia D’Amico, Luis Gaite, Carla Bermúdez, Manuel Cobos, Carlos Rosales, Gustavo Romero, Lucas McCormack, Virginia Reggiardo, Luis Colombato, Adrián Gadano, Marcelo Silva
发表日期
2018/1/1
期刊
World journal of hepatology
卷号
10
期号
1
页码范围
41
出版商
Baishideng Publishing Group Inc
简介
AIM
To investigate any changing trends in the etiologies of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Argentina during the last years.
METHODS
A longitudinal cohort study was conducted by 14 regional hospitals starting in 2009 through 2016. All adult patients with newly diagnosed HCC either with pathology or imaging criteria were included. Patients were classified as presenting non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) either by histology or clinically, provided that all other etiologies of liver disease were ruled out, fatty liver was present on abdominal ultrasound and alcohol consumption was excluded. Complete follow-up was assessed in all included subjects since the date of HCC diagnosis until death or last medical visit.
RESULTS
A total of 708 consecutive adults with HCC were included. Six out of 14 hospitals were liver transplant centers (n= 484). The prevalence of diabetes mellitus was 27.7%. Overall, HCV was the …
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