A preventable cause of acute abdomen

V. G. Hadji Anastassiou; M. Eddleston; G. Toogood; B. J. Britton

A preventable cause of acute abdomen

V. G. Hadji Anastassiou, M. Eddleston, G. Toogood, B. J. Britton

Medical School

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Abstract

Haemoperitoneum is an extremely rare presentation of hepatocellular carcinoma in the industrialised world. We present the first reported case in the UK. In contrast, up to 10% of hepatocellular carcinomas in Africa present in this way, the median time between presentation and death being just six weeks. Hepatitis B infection at birth and during childhood is the major cause of hepatocellular carcinoma in the developing world. The World Health Organisation, UNICEF and the World Bank have all advocated routine hepatitis B vaccination of children. This can reduce the burden of disease in these communities, among people in their productive years of life.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	567-568
Number of pages	2
Journal	International Journal of Clinical Practice
Volume	55
Issue number	8
Publication status	Published - 2001

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Cite this

@article{9e1956c51e5d43e8bd2fca5100dfed00,

title = "A preventable cause of acute abdomen",

abstract = "Haemoperitoneum is an extremely rare presentation of hepatocellular carcinoma in the industrialised world. We present the first reported case in the UK. In contrast, up to 10% of hepatocellular carcinomas in Africa present in this way, the median time between presentation and death being just six weeks. Hepatitis B infection at birth and during childhood is the major cause of hepatocellular carcinoma in the developing world. The World Health Organisation, UNICEF and the World Bank have all advocated routine hepatitis B vaccination of children. This can reduce the burden of disease in these communities, among people in their productive years of life.",

author = "{Hadji Anastassiou}, {V. G.} and M. Eddleston and G. Toogood and Britton, {B. J.}",

year = "2001",

language = "English",

volume = "55",

pages = "567--568",

journal = "International Journal of Clinical Practice",

issn = "1368-5031",

publisher = "John Wiley and Sons Ltd",

number = "8",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - A preventable cause of acute abdomen

AU - Hadji Anastassiou, V. G.

AU - Eddleston, M.

AU - Toogood, G.

AU - Britton, B. J.

PY - 2001

Y1 - 2001

N2 - Haemoperitoneum is an extremely rare presentation of hepatocellular carcinoma in the industrialised world. We present the first reported case in the UK. In contrast, up to 10% of hepatocellular carcinomas in Africa present in this way, the median time between presentation and death being just six weeks. Hepatitis B infection at birth and during childhood is the major cause of hepatocellular carcinoma in the developing world. The World Health Organisation, UNICEF and the World Bank have all advocated routine hepatitis B vaccination of children. This can reduce the burden of disease in these communities, among people in their productive years of life.

AB - Haemoperitoneum is an extremely rare presentation of hepatocellular carcinoma in the industrialised world. We present the first reported case in the UK. In contrast, up to 10% of hepatocellular carcinomas in Africa present in this way, the median time between presentation and death being just six weeks. Hepatitis B infection at birth and during childhood is the major cause of hepatocellular carcinoma in the developing world. The World Health Organisation, UNICEF and the World Bank have all advocated routine hepatitis B vaccination of children. This can reduce the burden of disease in these communities, among people in their productive years of life.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0034757641&partnerID=8YFLogxK

M3 - Article

C2 - 11695081

AN - SCOPUS:0034757641

SN - 1368-5031

VL - 55

SP - 567

EP - 568

JO - International Journal of Clinical Practice

JF - International Journal of Clinical Practice

IS - 8

ER -

A preventable cause of acute abdomen

Abstract

UN SDGs

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this