Brief Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2010; 16(7): 881-885
Published online Feb 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i7.881
Table 1 Risk factors for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma n (%)
Risk factorsGroup I (n = 40)Group II (n = 277)P value
HBV infection34 (85.0)120 (43.3)0.000
HCV infection0 (0.0)1 (0.4)0.703
Liver cirrhosis0.038
Related to HBV16 (40.0)68 (24.5)0.347
Related to alcohol0 (0.0)6 (2.2)0.392
Other causes0 (0.0)5 (1.8)
Total16 (40.0)79 (28.52)
Hepatolithiasis0 (0.0)25 (9.0)0.000
Liver schistosomiasis0 (0.0)16 (5.8)0.119