Prevalence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Hepatitis B Population within Southeast Asia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 39,050 Participants.
Ali A RabaanKizito Eneye BelloAhmad Adebayo IrekeolaNawal A Al KaabiMuhammad A HalwaniAmjad A YousufAmer Mohammad AlshengetiAmal H AlfarajFaryal KhamisMaha F Al-SubaieBashayer M AlShehailSouad A AlmuthreeNoha Y IbraheemMahassen H KhalifaMubarak AlfaresiMona A Al FaresMohammed GaroutAhmed AlsayyahAhmad A AlshehriAli S AlqahtaniMohammed AlissaPublished in: Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)
The findings of this review reveal a high pooled prevalence of HCC in the HBV population and therefore stir the need for routine screening, management, and surveillance.