Thinking beyond Opisthorchis viverrini for risk of cholangiocarcinoma in the lower Mekong region: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Jennifer A. Steele (Author), Carsten H. Richter (Author), Pierre Echaubard (Author), Parichat Saenna (Author), Virginia Stout (Author), Paiboon Sithithaworn (Author), Bruce A. Wilcox (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a fatal bile duct cancer associated with infection by the liver fluke, Opisthorchis viverrini, in the lower Mekong region. Numerous public health interventions have focused on reducing exposure to O. viverrini, but incidence of CCA in the region remain...