Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis is the fastest growing cause of hepatocellular carcinoma in liver transplant candidates

Younossi, Zobair; Stepanova, Maria; Ong, Janus P; Jacobson, Ira M; Bugianesi, Elisabetta; Duseja, Ajay; Eguchi, Yuichiro; Wong, Vincent W; 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

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Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis is the fastest growing cause of hepatocellular carcinoma in liver transplant candidates

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

Published inClinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, vol. 17, no. 4, p. 748-755.e3

Publication date2019

Abstract

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.

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Etudes et traitement de l'hépatite C et B (554)

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YOUNOSSI, Zobair et al. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis is the fastest growing cause of hepatocellular carcinoma in liver transplant candidates. In: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2019, vol. 17, n° 4, p. 748–755.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2018.05.057

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PID : unige:119411
DOI : 10.1016/j.cgh.2018.05.057
PMID : 29908364

Journal ISSN1542-3565

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Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis is the fastest growing cause of hepatocellular carcinoma in liver transplant candidates

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.

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