Egyptian liver library: An indexed database for liver disease evidence in Egypt

Liver diseases are among the most challenging health care problems worldwide. In Egypt, we established different care programs to combat liver diseases including schistosomiasis and viral hepatitides. A lot of research work addressing liver diseases in Egypt have been published with special focus on...

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Published in:Arab journal of gastroenterology 2019-06, Vol.20 (2), p.109-113
Main Authors: Alboraie, Mohamed, Youssef, Naglaa, Sherief, Ahmed F, Afify, Shimaa, Wifi, Mohamed-Naguib, Omran, Dalia, Hafez, Enas, Omar, Heba, Eltabbakh, Mohamed, Abdellah, Mohamed, El Badry, Mohamed, Salaheldin, Mohamed, Ahmed, Yasmeen, Ali-Eldin, Zainab, Farid, Amir, Abdeen, Nermeen, El Halwagy, Hesham, Abdalgaber, Mohammad, Moaz, Inas, Ezzat, Sameera, El Kassas, Mohamed
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Language:English
Subjects:
Bibliometrics
Billharziasis
Biomedical Research
Egypt
Hepatitis
Humans
Liver
Liver Diseases - diagnosis
Liver Diseases - etiology
Liver Diseases - therapy
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Summary:Liver diseases are among the most challenging health care problems worldwide. In Egypt, we established different care programs to combat liver diseases including schistosomiasis and viral hepatitides. A lot of research work addressing liver diseases in Egypt have been published with special focus on these two major fields. Other liver disease seems to be neglected although present and contributing to the liver disease burden in Egypt. In this report we reviewed the available evidence published from Egypt and elucidate areas of weakness and future research needs. Our search for Egyptian liver disease evidence retrieved 4683 articles, 67% of them were relevant to the topic. Out of the relevant articles; 1646/3265 (50.4%) were discussing clinical science, 1131 (34.7%) were discussing basic science and 488 (14.9%) were discussing both basic and clinical sciences. Cairo university (16.8%, n = 513) and Mansoura university (9.3%, n = 285) had the largest number of publications related to liver disease in Egypt respectively. The most commonly reported diseases were hepatitis C in 719/3361 articles (21.4%), parasitic liver infestations in 663 articles (19.7%), hepatocellular carcinoma in 544 articles (16.2%), liver fibrosis or cirrhosis in 537 articles (16%), and drug induced liver injury in 516 articles (15.4%). Most of the reviewed articles (36%) were discussing treatment of chronic liver diseases (n = 1201) followed by diagnostics (28%, n = 940), pathogenesis and pathophysiology (21%, n = 706). This review will direct attention to areas with less research like hepatitis B related liver disease, HIV/HCV co-infections, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) to encourage future research in these topics. In conclusion; our results ring a bell inviting the development of a roadmap for liver research in Egypt targeting to put future policies to cover areas of weakness in liver research with an ultimate goal of tackling liver disease and its overwhelming socioeconomic burden in our developing country.
ISSN:1687-1979
2090-2387
DOI:10.1016/j.ajg.2019.05.004