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Type and cause of liver disease in Korea: single-center experience, 2005-2010
Clinical and Molecular Hepatology ; : 309-315, 2012.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-52818
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/

AIMS:

The aim of this study was to describe the types and causes of liver disease in patients from a single community hospital in Korea between April 2005 and May 2010.

METHODS:

A cohort of patients who visited the liver clinic of the hospital during the aforementioned time period were consecutively enrolled (n=6,307). Consistent diagnostic criteria for each liver disease were set by a single, experienced hepatologist, and the diagnosis of all of the enrolled patients was confirmed by retrospective review of their medical records.

RESULTS:

Among the 6,307 patients, 528 (8.4%) were classified as acute hepatitis, 3,957 (62.7%) as chronic hepatitis, 767 (12.2%) as liver cirrhosis, 509 (8.1%) as primary liver cancer, and 546 (8.7%) as a benign liver mass or other diseases. The etiologies in the acute hepatitis group in decreasing order of prevalence were hepatitis A (44.3%), toxic hepatitis (32.4%), other hepatitis viruses (13.8%), and cryptogenic hepatitis (9.1%). In the chronic hepatitis group, 51.2% of cases were attributed to viral hepatitis, 33.3% to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and 13.0% to alcoholic liver disease (ALD). Of the cirrhoses, 73.4% were attributable to viral causes and 18.1% to alcohol. Of the hepatocellular carcinoma cases, 86.6% were attributed to viral hepatitis and 11.6% to ALD. Among the benign tumors, hemangioma comprised 52.2% and cystic liver disease comprised 33.7%.

CONCLUSIONS:

Knowledge of the current status of the type and cause of liver disease in Korea may be valuable as a basis for evaluating changing trends in liver disease in that country.
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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Alcohol Drinking / Acute Disease / Chronic Disease / Prevalence / Retrospective Studies / Cohort Studies / Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Fatty Liver / Republic of Korea / Hepatitis Type of study: Etiology study / Incidence study / Observational study / Prevalence study / Risk factors Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Clinical and Molecular Hepatology Year: 2012 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Alcohol Drinking / Acute Disease / Chronic Disease / Prevalence / Retrospective Studies / Cohort Studies / Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Fatty Liver / Republic of Korea / Hepatitis Type of study: Etiology study / Incidence study / Observational study / Prevalence study / Risk factors Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Clinical and Molecular Hepatology Year: 2012 Type: Article