Department of Medicine

Steven Asch

Publication Details

  • Increasing prevalence of HCC and cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection.

    Kanwal F, Hoang T, Kramer JR, Asch SM, Goetz MB, Zeringue A, Richardson P, El-Serag HB. Gastroenterology. 2011; 140 (4): 1182-1188.e1

    Patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are at risk for developing costly and morbid complications, although the actual prevalence of these complications is unknown. We examined time trends in the prevalence of cirrhosis and its related complications, such as hepatic decompensation and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

    PubMedID: 21184757

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