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Retransplantation for recurrent hepatitis C
Author(s) -
Ghobrial Rafik M.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
liver transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.814
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1527-6473
pISSN - 1527-6465
DOI - 10.1053/jlts.2002.35861
Subject(s) - medicine , orthotopic liver transplantation , liver transplantation , liver disease , hepatitis c , hepatitis c virus , disease , hepatitis , gastroenterology , hepatitis a virus , surgery , transplantation , virus , immunology
1 Primary orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) for hepatitis C is performed with good results. 2 Re‐OLT in hepatitis C virus (HCV)‐infected transplant recipients is performed mostly for indications other than recurrent disease in the short‐term after primary OLT. 3 Progressive allograft injury and loss caused by recurrent disease predict an increased need for re‐OLT for HCV recurrence in the long term. 4 Outcomes of re‐OLT for recurrent hepatitis C are equivalent to results for other indications of re‐OLT. 5 Good outcomes are obtained in selected patients when re‐OLT is performed early in the course of recurrent disease before transplant recipients become critically ill. ( Liver Transpl 2002;8:S38‐S43. )