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

Younossi, Zobair; Stepanova, Maria; Ong, Janus; Jacobson, Ira; Bugianesi, Elisabetta; Duseja, Ajay; Eguchi, Yuichiro; Wong, Vincent; Negro, Francesco; Yilmaz, YUSUF; Romero-Gomez, Manuel; George, Jacob; Ahmed, Aijaz; Wong, Robert; Younossi, Issah; Ziayee, Mariam; Afendy, Arian

doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2018.05.057

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

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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)

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
Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

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.