Association between hepatic steatosis and the development of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic hepatitis B

Background/Aims Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is becoming a worldwide epidemic, and is frequently found in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). We investigated the impact of histologically proven hepatic steatosis on the risk for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in CHB patients without...

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Main Authors: Yun Bin Lee, Yeonjung Ha, Young Eun Chon, Mi Na Kim, Joo Ho Lee, Hana Park, Kwang-il Kim, Soo-Hwan Kim, Kyu Sung Rim, Seong Gyu Hwang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Association for the Study of the Liver 2019-03-01
Series:Clinical and Molecular Hepatology
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Online Access:http://e-cmh.org/upload/pdf/cmh-2018-0040.pdf