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The tumor completely replaced by gas pockets.

Comparative analysis regarding hepatocellular carcinoma previous surveillance and Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer staging at diagnosis between non alcoholic fatty liver disease and other etiologies of liver disease.

Sinusoidal dilatation and hepatocellular plate atrophy in zone 3 (arrow marks hepatic vein branch) (20 ×) (A); Zone 3 congestion and red blood cell extravasation (20 ×) (B).

Variability of histological specimens in HE (top) and PicroSirius red (bottom) stained transjugular biopsy specimens.

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Hepatic histology of the group of males of 40%.

Primary biliary cholangitis metachronously complicated with combined hepatocellular carcinoma-cholangiocellular carcinoma and hepatocellular carcinoma

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The World Journal of Hepatology (WJH) is a leading academic journal devoted to reporting the latest, cutting-edge research progress and findings of basic research and clinical practice in the field of hepatology. It was launched on October 31, 2009 and is published monthly (12 issues annually) by BPG, the world's leading professional clinical medical journal publishing company.

We encourage hepatologists worldwide to submit manuscripts to the WJH describing their original basic or clinical research findings that are of high academic value and which report new diagnostic techniques or summarize their treatment experiences.

The usual times related to all publication processes of the WJH are as follows: (1) From manuscript receipt to peer-review: 2-4 weeks; (2) From initial manuscript acceptance, with revisions, to return of the revised manuscript from the authors: 4-5 weeks; (3) From return of the revised manuscript from the authors to final acceptance: 1-2 weeks; (4) From final acceptance to an article in press: 2 days; and (5) From article in press designation to formal release of the electronic version and all online documentation: 2-9 weeks.The WJH’s acceptance rate: 51%. Submit here >>

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SJR (SCImago Journal Rank) (2015): 0.858; IPP (Impact per Publication) (2015): 2.730; SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper) (2015): 1.206; and CiteScore (2016): 3.66.

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Contents Volume 10 Issue 9 September 27, 2018

Editorial

Hepatitis C resistance to NS5A inhibitors: Is it going to be a problem?

Heidar Sharafi, Seyed Moayed Alavian

World J Hepatol 10(9):543-548. Published online Sep 27, 2018. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v10.i9.543

Review

Challenge of hepatitis C in Egypt and hepatitis B in Mauritania

Issam I Raad, Anne-Marie Chaftari, Harrys A Torres, Ehab Mouris Ayoub, Liliane Iskander Narouz, Jalen Bartek, Ray Hachem

World J Hepatol 10(9):549-557. Published online Sep 27, 2018. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v10.i9.549

Micro-RNAs in hepatitis B virus-related chronic liver diseases and hepatocellular carcinoma

Evangelista Sagnelli, Nicoletta Potenza, Lorenzo Onorato, Caterina Sagnelli, Nicola Coppola, Aniello Russo

World J Hepatol 10(9):558-570. Published online Sep 27, 2018. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v10.i9.558

Treatment strategies for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: Sorafenib vs hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy

Issei Saeki, Takahiro Yamasaki, Masaki Maeda, Takuro Hisanaga, Takuya Iwamoto, Koichi Fujisawa, Toshihiko Matsumoto, Isao Hidaka, Yoshio Marumoto, Tsuyoshi Ishikawa, Naoki Yamamoto, Yutaka Suehiro, Taro Takami, Isao Sakaida

World J Hepatol 10(9):571-584. Published online Sep 27, 2018. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v10.i9.571

Minireviews

Current evidence on the management of hepatitis B in pregnancy

Alberto Enrico Maraolo, Ivan Gentile, Antonio Riccardo Buonomo, Biagio Pinchera, Guglielmo Borgia

World J Hepatol 10(9):585-594. Published online Sep 27, 2018. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v10.i9.585

Hepatocellular carcinoma occurrence in DAA-treated hepatitis C virus patients: Correlated or incidental? A brief review

Eleni Gigi, Vasileios I Lagopoulos, Eleni Bekiari

World J Hepatol 10(9):595-602. Published online Sep 27, 2018. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v10.i9.595

Progression and status of antiviral monitoring in patients with chronic hepatitis B: From HBsAg to HBV RNA

Ya-Yun Liu, Xue-Song Liang

World J Hepatol 10(9):603-611. Published online Sep 27, 2018. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v10.i9.603

Retrospective Study

Metabolic syndrome does not affect sustained virologic response of direct-acting antivirals while hepatitis C clearance improves hemoglobin A1c

Tien S Dong, Elizabeth S Aby, Jihane N Benhammou, Jenna Kawamoto, Steven-Huy Han, Folasade P May, Joseph R Pisegna

World J Hepatol 10(9):612-621. Published online Sep 27, 2018. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v10.i9.612

Observational Study

Chronic hepatitis B virus monoinfection at a university hospital in Zambia

Michael J Vinikoor, Edford Sinkala, Annie Kanunga, Mutinta Muchimba, Bright Nsokolo, Roma Chilengi, Gilles Wandeler, Joseph Mulenga, Tina Chisenga, Debika Bhattacharya, Michael S Saag, Graham Foster, Michael W Fried, Paul Kelly

World J Hepatol 10(9):622-628. Published online Sep 27, 2018. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v10.i9.622

Systematic Reviews

Acute liver failure secondary to severe systemic disease from fatal hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: Case report and systematic literature review

Mitchell S Cappell, Ismail Hader, Mitual Amin

World J Hepatol 10(9):629-636. Published online Sep 27, 2018. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v10.i9.629

Letters To The Editor

Protecting kidneys in liver transplant patients: A pathway to preventive interventions

Lena Sibulesky, Scott W Biggins, Raimund Pichler

World J Hepatol 10(9):637-638. Published online Sep 27, 2018. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v10.i9.637