Evaluation of Ultrasound-based Surveillance for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients at Risk: Results From a German Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study.

Johannes GillessenPhilipp ReukenPeter-Marton HunyadyMatthias Christian ReichertLucian LothschützFabian FinkelmeierMatthias NowkaGabriel AlloFabian KüttingMartin BürgerDirk NierhoffHans-Michael SteffenChristoph Schramm

Published in: Journal of clinical and translational hepatology (2023)

US-based HCC surveillance in patients at risk frequently fails and its failure is associated with unfavorable patient-related outcomes. Lower MELD score and HCC localization within right liver lobe were significantly associated with surveillance failure.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
public health
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
magnetic resonance imaging
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
case report
clinical trial
patient reported outcomes
metabolic syndrome
computed tomography
patient reported
drug induced