Impact of hepatitis C virus infection on the aetiology of cirrhosis and hepatocarcinoma in three affiliated hospitals in southern Belgium.
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serval:BIB_C8FDF8C20AB2
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Publications
Institution
Title
Impact of hepatitis C virus infection on the aetiology of cirrhosis and hepatocarcinoma in three affiliated hospitals in southern Belgium.
Journal
Acta Gastro-enterologica Belgica
ISSN
0001-5644 (Print)
ISSN-L
0001-5644
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2002
Volume
65
Number
2
Pages
80-82
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Comparative Study ; Journal ArticlePublication Status: ppublish
Abstract
In a consecutive series of 411 patients with cirrhosis attending the outpatient liver clinics of 3 general hospitals located in the southern part of Belgium, hepatitis C virus infection accounted for 20% of the cases, far behind alcohol (63%). However, in a consecutive series of 57 hepatocarcinoma superimposed on cirrhosis, hepatitis C virus infection was the main aetiological factor accounting for 44% of the cases.
Keywords
Adolescent, Adult, Age Distribution, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Belgium/epidemiology, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/epidemiology, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/etiology, Cohort Studies, Comorbidity, Female, Hepatitis C/complications, Hepatitis C/epidemiology, Hospitals, Humans, Incidence, Liver Cirrhosis/epidemiology, Liver Cirrhosis/etiology, Liver Neoplasms/epidemiology, Liver Neoplasms/etiology, Male, Mass Screening, Middle Aged, Multicenter Studies as Topic, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Rural Population, Sex Distribution
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