Burden and risk factors of suspected cholangiocarcinoma in high Opisthorchis viverrini endemic rural communities in southern Lao PDR.

• Ngā kaituhi matua: Anousin Homsana (Author), Phonesavanh Southisavath (Author), Kerstin Kling (Author), Jan Hattendorf (Author), Savina Vorasane (Author), Daniel Henry Paris (Author), Nicole Probst-Hensch (Author), Somphou Sayasone (Author), Peter Odermatt (Author)
• Hōputu: Pukapuka
• I whakaputaina: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Introduction</h4>Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a major contributor to hepatobiliary mortality in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). Infection with the carcinogenic trematode Opisthorchis viverrini (OV), acquired through consumption of insufficiently-cooked river fish,...