Engagement in HIV care is increasingly recognized as a crucial step in maximizing
individual patient outcomes. The recently updated HIV Medicine Association primary HIV …

Importance More than 350 000 ventral hernias are repaired in the United States annually, of
which 75% are primary ventral hernias (eg, umbilical or epigastric hernias). Despite the …

Background: The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma was reported to be increasing in the
United States. However, alternate explanations were diagnostic or reclassification bias and …

OJECTIVES The epidemiology of gastrointestinal stromal tumor has not been well
examined, and prior studies often provide conflicting results. We conducted the first …

Background & Aims Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) can develop in individuals without
cirrhosis. We investigated risk factors for development of HCC in the absence of cirrhosis in …

Background: Diabetes has been associated with an increased risk of hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC) in studies of referred patients. This is the first population based case …

Background/Aims: The incidence of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) has been
reported to be increasing in the USA. The aim of this study is to examine whether this is a …

Background & aims: The incidence of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma has been recently
increasing in the United States. In this case-control study, we used the Surveillance …

Background & Aims: Intrahepatic and extrahepatic cholangiocarcinomas are rare and highly
malignant cancers of the bile duct. Although the incidence of extrahepatic …

Incidence rates of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
(ICC) have increased in the United States. Metabolic syndrome is recognized as a risk factor …