Association between esophagogastric varices in hepatocellular carcinoma and poor prognosis after transarterial chemoembolization: A propensity score matching analysis.

CONCLUSION: HCC patients with EGV had worse liver functional reserve compared to those without EGV. Moreover, EGV was an independent risk factor to predict poor prognosis in patients with HCC after TACE.
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Source: J Formos Med Assoc - September 18, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: Su CW, Fang KC, Lee RC, Liu CA, Chen PH, Lee PC, Kao WY, Huang YH, Huo TI, Hou MC, Lin HC, Wu JC Tags: J Formos Med Assoc Source Type: research