Is presence of esophageal varices a risk factor for non-hemorrhagic death of hepatocellular carcinoma patients treated with radiofrequency ablation?
The existence of EVs may affect survival prognosis of HCC patients treated with RFA independently of Child-Pugh status, but is not associated with hemorrhagic death.
These findings suggest knowledge deficits and misperceptions about HPV risk as potential themes for educational campaigns encouraging the greater use of the preventive HPV vaccine among this subgroup.