Drastic sex-dependent etiological distribution in severe liver diseases from Gabon

Drastic sex-dependent etiological distribution in severe liver diseases from Gabon

Chronic liver diseases still represent a worrying public health issue in Sub-Saharan Africa. In this region, emphasis is generally made on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) albeit liver cirrhosis (LC) is also responsible for an important death toll. Very few studies have compared the presentation and e...

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Main Authors: Pamela Moussavou-Boundzanga, Patrice Emery  Itoudi Bignoumba, Augustin Mouinga-Ondeme, Berthe Amelie Iroungou, Berthold Bivigou-Mboumba, Agnès Marchio, Maryam Saibou, Jean-Baptiste  Moussavou Kombila, Pascal Pineau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
middle africa
gabon
liver cirrhosis
hepatocellular carcinoma
primary liver cancer (PLC)
hepatitis virus
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2022.907554/full

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