Open AccessKidney Transplantation Alone in ESRD Patients With Hepatitis C Cirrhosis
Author(s) -
Anil Paramesh,
John Y. Davis,
Chaitanya Mallikarjun,
Rubin Zhang,
Robert M. Can,
Nathan J. Shores,
Mary Killackey,
Jennifer McGee,
Bob H. Saggi,
Douglas P. Slakey,
Luis A. Balart,
Joseph F. Buell
Publication year - 2012
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.0b013e318255f890
Subject(s) - medicine , cirrhosis , gastroenterology , hepatitis c , liver transplantation , transplantation , liver disease , hepatocellular carcinoma , kidney disease , hepatitis c virus , milan criteria , kidney transplantation , hemodialysis , immunology , virus
Kidney transplantation (KTx) alone in patients with cirrhosis and renal failure (end-stage renal disease [ESRD]) infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is controversial. The aim of this study was to compare outcomes of HCV+ patients with ESRD and cirrhosis (C group) versus HCV+ patients with ESRD but with no cirrhosis (NC group) listed for KTx.