HEPATOSPLENIC SCHISTOSOMIASIS-ASSOCIATED CHRONIC PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS: RISK FACTOR FOR HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA?

George Felipe Bezerra Darce Fabio Ferrari Makdissi Sabrina de Mello Ando Gilton Marques Fonseca Jaime Arthur Pirola Kruger Fabricio Ferreira Coelho Manoel de Souza Rocha Paulo Herman

Published in: Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery (2023)

The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with schistosomiasis and chronic portal vein thrombosis highlights the importance of a systematic long-term follow-up in this group of patients.

Keyphrases

risk factors
end stage renal disease
pulmonary embolism
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes