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Retransplantation for recurrent hepatitis C.
Liver transplantation and surgery : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society - 1 Mar 1997
Sheiner P A, Schluger L K, Emre S, Thung S N, Lau J Y, Guy S R, Schwartz M E, Miller C M
Abstract excerpt
Recurrence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) after orthotopic liver transplant (OLT) may be mild or may lead to progressive liver disease requiring retransplantation (re-OLT). Results of re-OLT for hepatitis C are not well known. We analyzed outcomes in 14 patients retransplanted for recurrent hepatitis C. All had evidence of recurrent hepatitis on multiple biopsies. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed in...
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