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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2015; 21(42): 12197-12210
Published online Nov 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i42.12197
Published online Nov 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i42.12197
Table 5 Co-morbidities of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who underwent radiofrequency ablation
| Author | Year | Country | Design | Age cut off | Young, n | Elderly, n | Alcohol (P = 0.031) | CV comorbidities (P = 0.446) | Resp comorbidities (P = 0.474) | DM (P = 0.602) | ||||
| Young | Elderly | Young | Elderly | Young | Elderly | Young | Elderly | |||||||
| Takahashi et al[24] | 2010 | Japan | Prospective | 75 | 354 | 107 | 24.9% | 8.4% | 7.9% | 13.1% | 3.4% | 9.3% | 21.4% | 16.8% |
| Mirici-Cappa et al[13] | 2010 | Italy | Retrospective | 70 | 230 | 195 | 12.6% | 5.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Nishikawa et al[25] | 2012 | Japan | Prospective | 75 | 238 | 130 | NA | NA | 15.1% | 34.6% | 13.9% | 25.4% | 34.9% | 28.5% |
| Liu et al[20] | 2014 | Taiwan | Prospective | 75 | 336 | 147 | 19.0% | 10.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Fujiwara et al[26] | 2014 | Japan | Retrospective | 75 | 1048 | 353 | 15.9% | 11.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
- Citation: Hung AK, Guy J. Hepatocellular carcinoma in the elderly: Meta-analysis and systematic literature review. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(42): 12197-12210
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i42/12197.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i42.12197