Open AccessAcute Cellular Rejection Resulting in Sinusoidal Obstruction Syndrome and Ascites Postliver Transplantation
Author(s) -
Mohammad Hossein Sanei,
Thomas D. Schiano,
Christine Sempoux,
Cathy Fan,
Maria Isabel Fiel
Publication year - 2011
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.0b013e318234119d
Subject(s) - ascites , medicine , fibrosis , gastroenterology , transplantation , pathology
The cause of ascites formation postliver transplantation (LT) is multifactorial. Sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (SOS) is a rare cause of ascites post-LT and has been reported to occur as a sequela of acute cellular rejection (ACR). We sought to examine the histologic features of patients developing ascites in the setting of ACR.