Autoimmune hepatitis has been reported to recur after liver transplantation. The aim of our study was to evaluate the risk factors associated with recurrence of autoimmune hepatitis. Forty-six patients that underwent liver transplantation because of end-stage liver disease secondary to autoimmune he
Recurrence of autoimmune hepatitis following liver transplantation
β Scribed by Devlin, John ;Donaldson, Peter ;Portmann, Bernard ;Heaton, Nigel ;Tan, Kai-Chah ;Williams, Roger
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 771 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1074-3022
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β¦ Synopsis
ards that may ensue with low or, indeed, as recently proposed, withdrawal of pharmacological immunosuppression in this particular group of recipients are also emphasised.
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