Article
Risk factors for recurrence of primary sclerosing cholangitis after liver transplantation.
Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society - 1 Feb 2008
Alexander Jacob, Lord James D, Yeh Matthew M, Cuevas Carlos, Bakthavatsalam Ramasamy, Kowdley Kris V
Abstract excerpt
Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is the only effective treatment for end-stage liver disease due to primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). Recurrence of PSC has recently emerged as a leading cause of allograft failure in the long term. There is limited data on risk factors for recurrence of PSC. We performed a retrospective analysis of 69 consecutive patients who underwent a first OLT for PSC over a 14-year...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Cholangiography
- Cholangitis, Sclerosing
- Disease-Free Survival
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Graft Rejection
- HLA-DR Antigens