Open AccessCharacteristics and Outcomes of Liver Transplantation for Primary Biliary Cholangitis in Young Patients: Analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing Database
Author(s) -
Amandeep Singh,
Danielle Fritze,
Mohammad Mansouri,
Rocío López,
Fred Poordad,
Eric Lawitz,
Francisco Cigarroa,
Glenn A. Halff,
Naim Alkhouri
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0000000000002501
Subject(s) - medicine , liver transplantation , dialysis , united network for organ sharing , young adult , demographics , diabetes mellitus , transplantation , demography , endocrinology , sociology
Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) in younger patients has been suggested to require liver transplantation (LT) in early adulthood, but data is limited on its outcomes. We aimed to evaluate the characteristics and outcome of LT in young patients with PBC in comparison with older adults.