Surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma at the community level: Easier said than done

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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2021; 27(37): 6180-6190
Published online Oct 7, 2021. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i37.6180

Table 1 Adherence to surveillance by 362 cirrhotic patients followed from January 2013 through December 2020 at the hepatology unit of Policlinico S. Marco

Etiology of cirrhosis	Adherent	Semiannual	Annual	Nonadherent
Alcoholic (103)	55 (52%)	31 (56%)	24 (44%)	48 (46%)
HBV (53)	39 (73%)	35 (90%)	4 (10%)	14 (27%)
HCV (164)	119 (72%)	101 (85%)	18 (15%)	45 (28%)
NAFLD (42)	24 (57%)	17 (71%)	7 (29%)	18 (43%)
Total: 362	237 (65%)	184 (77%)	53 (23%)	125 (35%)

Adherence was defined as the performance of regular annual or semiannual ultrasound examinations in the previous 24 mo. HBV: Hepatitis B virus; HCV: Hepatitis C virus; NAFLD: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Citation: Del Poggio P, Mazzoleni M, Lazzaroni S, D'Alessio A. Surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma at the community level: Easier said than done. World J Gastroenterol 2021; 27(37): 6180-6190
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v27/i37/6180.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v27.i37.6180