Steroid withdrawal under tacrolimus for primary biliary cirrhosis, primary sclerosing cholangitis and autoimmune hepatitis after liver transplantation and long-term survival
β Scribed by A Jain; R Pokharna; B Eghtesad; S Potdar; R Kashyap; L Kingery; J Fung
- Book ID
- 117232272
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 90 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0041-1345
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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
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