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SUBMITTER: Njei B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6219901 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Njei Basile B McCarty Thomas R TR Sharma Prabin P Lange Andrew A Najafian Nilofar N Ngu Julius N JN Ngomba Valmy E VE Echouffo-Tcheugui Justin B JB
Obesity surgery 20181201 12
<h4>Background</h4>The association between obesity and rising incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the USA has been documented; however, the role of bariatric surgery remains less clear.<h4>Aim</h4>To evaluate the cross-sectional association of prior-bariatric surgery and HCC.<h4>Methods</h4>The United States Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) database was queried from 2004 to 2014 for discharges with a diagnosis of morbid obesity. Primary outcomes of interest were HCC and in-hospital m ...[more]