Prospective study of laparoscopic findings with regard to the development of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with hepatitis C virus-associated cirrhosis

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 449-455

  Shiraki, Katsuya ^a   Shimizu, Atsuya ^a   Takase, Koujiro ^a   Suzuki, Atsushi ^a   Tameda, Yukihiko ^a   Nakano, Takeshi ^a  

^a MIE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0035321322     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mge.2001.113382     Document Type: Article

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