How, why, and when does primary biliary cirrhosis recur after liver transplantation?
β Scribed by Roger Williams; M. Eric Gershwin
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 67 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1527-6465
- DOI
- 10.1002/lt.21143
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1. Recurrence of primary sclerosing cholangitis. a Five percent of liver transplants are performed because of end-stage liver disease secondary to primary sclerosing cholangitis. b Recurrent disease affects 10% to 27% of recipients. c Diagnostic criteria of recurrence include the following: A confir
Patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), despite excellent outcomes after liver transplantation (LT), may develop recurrent primary biliary cirrhosis (rPBC). The impact of immunosuppression and HLA mismatches on rPBC is unclear. We evaluated 103 consecutive PBC patients who underwent transplan
The recurrence of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) in the hepatic allograft may impact patient and graft survival with long-term follow-up. The efficacy of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) for treatment of recurrent PBC after liver transplantation (LT) remains less well known. The aims of this study were
rum. 1 In the past decade, two treatment modalities have Approximately 5% to 10% of patients with features otherbeen shown to be effective in the treatment for PBC, dewise consistent with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) lack antipending on the stage of the disease. For patients with less mitochondri