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SUBMITTER: Hung TH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5524412 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hung Tsung-Hsing TH Liang Chih-Ming CM Hsu Chien-Ning CN Tai Wei-Chen WC Tsai Kai-Lung KL Ku Ming-Kun MK Wang Jiunn-Wei JW Tseng Kuo-Lun KL Yuan Lan-Ting LT Nguang Seng-Howe SH Yang Shih-Cheng SC Wu Cheng-Kun CK Hsu Pin-I PI Wu Deng-Chyang DC Chuah Seng-Kee SK
PloS one 20170724 7
Hepatic encephalopathy, ascites, and variceal bleeding are the three major complications of cirrhosis. It is well known that cirrhosis is the most important risk factor of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, little is known about whether the severity of liver cirrhosis has an effect on the incidence of HCC. This population-based cohort study aimed to explore the association between complicated cirrhosis and HCC, and identify the risk factors of HCC in patients with complicated cirrhosis. Da ...[more]