Article
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...
Topics
- Adult
- Biopsy
- Female
- Genotype
- Graft Rejection
- Hepatitis C
- Humans
- Immunosuppressive Agents
- Interferons
- Liver Transplantation
- Male
- Middle Aged