%0 Journal Article %T Hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance: an open question %A Biselli, Maurizio %A Garuti, Francesca %A Neri, Andrea %J Hepatobiliary Surgery and Nutrition %D 2019 %B 2019 %9 %! Hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance: an open question %K %X We were very interested to read the study recently published in Gastroenterology by Moon et al . (1). Performed as a case-control study within the US Veterans Affairs health care system, the study aimed to assess the association between screening for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cancer related-mortality in patients with cirrhosis. The authors did not find any evidence that screening patients with cirrhosis by abdominal ultrasound (US) or alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels decreases HCC-related mortality. %U https://hbsn.amegroups.org/article/view/24383 %V 8 %N 4 %P 431-432 %@ 2304-389X