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
Immunosuppression affects the rate of recurrent primary biliary cirrhosis after liver transplantation
β Scribed by James Neuberger; Bridget Gunson; Stefan Hubscher; Peter Nightingale
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 75 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1527-6465
- DOI
- 10.1002/lt.20123
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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
Liver allograft cirrhosis is a relatively uncommon complication of liver transplantation. Most cases can be attributed to disease recurrence, particularly recurrent hepatitis C. Little is known about the frequency, etiology, and natural history of liver allograft cirrhosis occurring without evidence
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