Article
Histological and clinical outcome after liver transplantation for hepatitis C.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Dec 1997
Shuhart M C, Bronner M P, Gretch D R, Thomassen L V, Wartelle C F, Tateyama H, Emerson S S, Perkins J D, Carithers R L
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis frequently recurs after liver transplantation for hepatitis C. However, the histological progression of disease, predictors of recurrence and disease severity, and patient survival remain uncertain. Fifty-five patients with cirrhosis caused by chronic hepatitis C underwent liver transpl...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Disease-Free Survival
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Genotype
- Graft Rejection
- Graft Survival
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Humans
- Liver
- Liver Transplantation
- Male
- Middle Aged
- RNA, Viral
- Recurrence
