Article
Severe recurrent cholestatic hepatitis C following orthotopic liver transplantation.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 May 1996
Schluger L K, Sheiner P A, Thung S N, Lau J Y, Min A, Wolf D C, Fiel I, Zhang D, Gerber M A, Miller C M, Bodenheimer H C
Abstract excerpt
Recurrent infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is almost universal following orthotopic liver transplantation although clinical severity varies. Data on 135 patients who underwent transplantation for hepatitis C cirrhosis were reviewed. We describe a progressive, severe cholestatic form of hepa...
Topics
- Adult
- Base Sequence
- Cholestasis
- Female
- Fibrosis
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Humans
- Liver
- Liver Failure
- Liver Transplantation
- Male
