Publication Name	World Journal of Meta-Analysis
Manuscript ID	51594
Country	Egypt

Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Review
Article Title	Pathological characterization of occult hepatitis B virus infection in hepatitis C virus-associated or non-alcoholic steatohepatitis-related hepatocellular carcinoma
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Hatem Elalfy, Tarek Besheer, Dina Elhammady, Ahmed El Messery, Shaker Wagih Shaltout, Mohamed Abd El-Maksoud, Ahmed I Amin, Ahmed Nasr Bekhit, Mahmoud Abd El Aziz and Mahmoud El-Bendary
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Hatem Elalfy, MD, Assistant Professor, Endemic Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt. elalfy2004@mans.edu.eg
Key Words	Occult hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis C virus; Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Clinical outcome; Pathophysiology of occult hepatitis B virus
Core Tip	Occult hepatitis B infection is a common clinical situation among chronic liver diseases either hepatitis C virus or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, also it is masked not routinely diagnosed by common laboratory tools it has different clinical impact and may increase the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma among these chronic liver diseases. This systematic review discusses this clinical situation with highlights on different studies which deal with clinical entity.
Citation	Elalfy H, Besheer T, Elhammady D, El Messery A, Shaltout SW, Abd El-Maksoud M, Amin AI, Bekhit A, Abd El Aziz M, El-Bendary M. Pathological characterization of occult hepatitis B virus infection in hepatitis C virus-associated or non-alcoholic steatohepatitis-related hepatocellular carcinoma. World J Meta-Anal 2020; 8(2): 67-77

Received	2019-11-12 22:47
Peer-Review Started	2019-11-12 22:49
To Make the First Decision
Return for Revision	2019-12-30 22:10
Revised	2020-01-08 04:36
Second Decision	2020-04-09 12:57
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2020-04-09 19:56
Articles in Press	2020-04-09 19:56
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2020-04-17 09:25
Typeset the Manuscript	2020-04-27 01:50

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