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Living donor liver transplantation for hepatitis C-related cirrhosis: no difference in histological recurrence when compared to deceased donor liver transplantation recipients.
Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society - 1 Apr 2006
Guo Linsheng, Orrego Mauricio, Rodriguez-Luna Hector, Balan Vijiyan, Byrne Thomas, Chopra Kapil, Douglas David D, Harrison Edwyn, Moss Adyr, Reddy K Sudhakar, Williams James W, Rakela Jorge, Mulligan David, Vargas Hugo E
Abstract excerpt
The question of possible earlier and more aggressive recurrence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) compared to deceased donor liver transplantation (DDLT) remains unanswered. To address this issue we retrospectively reviewed virological, histological, and clinical data in 67 patients (52 DDLT and 15 LDLT) who underwent liver transplant for their HCV-related...
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