Open AccessUsefulness of Liver Biopsy in Anti–Hepatitis C Virus Antibody-Positive and Hepatitis C Virus RNA-Negative Kidney Transplant Recipients
Author(s) -
So Mi Kim,
Hyeon Woo Kim,
EunKyoung Lee,
Su Kil Park,
Duck Jong Han,
Soon Bae Kim
Publication year - 2013
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.0b013e318294cad1
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatitis c virus , liver biopsy , biopsy , gastroenterology , fibrosis , hepatitis c , antibody , liver disease , pathology , immunology , virus
Some guidelines recommend a liver biopsy to all anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody-positive kidney transplant (KT) recipients. However, in the case of HCV RNA-negative KT recipients, the benefit of a liver biopsy is unclear. We examined the usefulness of a liver biopsy for anti-HCV antibody-positive and HCV RNA-negative patients by analyzing the hepatic histologic findings and clinical outcomes.