Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Is the Fastest Growing Cause of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Liver Transplant Candidates


Younossi Z., Stepanova M., Ong J. P., Jacobson I. M., Bugianesi E., Duseja A., ...Daha Fazla

CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY, cilt.17, sa.4, ss.748-758, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.cgh.2018.05.057
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.748-758
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Transplant Waitlist, UNOS, OPTN, Mortality, Liver Cancer, NAFLD, FATTY LIVER, CRYPTOGENIC CIRRHOSIS, UNITED-STATES, GLOBAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, NASH-CIRRHOSIS, DISEASE, ASSOCIATION, MORTALITY, CANCER, RISK
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Although hepatitis B and C have been the main drivers of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) has recently become an important cause of HCC. The aim of this study was to assess the causes of HCC among liver transplant (LT) candidates in the United States.