Etiology of chronic liver diseases in the Northwest of Italy, 1998 through 2014

• Published in: World journal of gastroenterology : WJG Vol. 22; no. 36; pp. 8187 - 8193
• Main Authors: Saracco, Giorgio Maria, Evangelista, Andrea, Fagoonee, Sharmila, Ciccone, Giovannino, Bugianesi, Elisabetta, Caviglia, Gian Paolo, Abate, Maria Lorena, Rizzetto, Mario, Pellicano, Rinaldo, Smedile, Antonina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 28.09.2016
• Subjects: Adult; Alcohol Drinking; Chronic; diseases;Cirrhosis;Hepatitis; End Stage Liver Disease - diagnosis; End Stage Liver Disease - etiology; Female; Hemochromatosis - etiology; Hepatitis B - etiology; Hepatitis C - etiology; Hepatitis, Autoimmune - etiology; Hepatolenticular Degeneration - etiology; Humans; Italy - epidemiology; liver; Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary - etiology; Male; Middle Aged; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - etiology; Retrospective Cohort Study; Retrospective Studies; steatohepatitis; virus;Hepatitis; virus;Nonalcoholic; Cirrhosis; Chronic liver diseases; Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis C virus
• ISSN: 1007-9327; 2219-2840
• DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i36.8187

AIM To assess the etiology of chronic liver diseases(CLD) from 1998 to 2014 at the outpatient clinic of Gastroenterology of the main hospital in Northwest of Italy among those dedicated to hepatology.METHODS A random sample of charts of patients referred to for increased liver enzymes between Januar...