Predictors of In-Hospital Mortality in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and Acute Variceal bleeding.
Journal Title: Electronic Physician - Year 2015, Vol 7, Issue 6
Abstract
Detection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in cirrhotic patients remains a serious, unsolved problem, and the risk factors for acute variceal bleeding (AVB) in HCC patients remain unclear. This study aimed to determine the in-hospital mortality (IHM) and factors influencing the clinical outcomes of AVB in patients with liver cirrhosis and HCC.
Authors and Affiliations
Moataz Hassanien, Mohamed Darwish El-Talkawy, Maged El-Ghannam, Ahmed El Ray, Abdel Aziz Ali, Hoda Abu Taleb
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