Open AccessShorter Height Is Associated With Lower Probability of Liver Transplantation in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Author(s) -
Eric Lee,
Monika Sarkar,
Jennifer L. Dodge,
Maureen P. Kohi,
Neil Mehta
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0000000000002975
Subject(s) - hepatocellular carcinoma , medicine , cumulative incidence , hazard ratio , liver transplantation , liver disease , cohort , incidence (geometry) , proportional hazards model , liver cancer , gastroenterology , milan criteria , transplantation , surgery , urology , confidence interval , physics , optics
The effect of height and sex on liver transplantation (LT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains unclear.