Effect of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Metabolic Risk Factors on Waitlist Outcomes in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Background. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a leading cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the United States. Prior data suggest that NAFLD-HCC patients are less likely to receive liver transplantation (LT) and have worse overall survival; however, the reason for this discrepancy i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer
2020-10-01
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| Series: | Transplantation Direct |
| Online Access: | http://journals.lww.com/transplantationdirect/fulltext/10.1097/TXD.0000000000001060 |