[HTML][HTML] Major challenges limiting liver transplantation in the United States

JA Wertheim, H Petrowsky, S Saab… - American Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Liver transplantation is the gold standard of care in patients with end-stage liver disease and
those with tumors of hepatic origin in the setting of liver dysfunction. From 1988 to 2009, liver …

[HTML][HTML] Immunosuppression minimization vs. complete drug withdrawal in liver transplantation

MC Londoño, A Rimola, J O'Grady… - Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Despite the increase in long-term survival, liver transplant recipients still exhibit higher
morbidity and mortality than the general population. This is in part attributed to the lifelong …

[HTML][HTML] Outcome of HCV/HIV-coinfected liver transplant recipients: a prospective and multicenter cohort study

JM Miro, M Montejo, L Castells, A Rafecas… - American Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Eighty-four HCV/HIV-coinfected and 252-matched HCV-monoinfected liver transplant
recipients were included in a prospective multicenter study. Thirty-six (43%) HCV/HIV …

[HTML][HTML] What is the long-term outcome of the liver allograft?

SG Hübscher - Journal of hepatology, 2011 - Elsevier
With improved long-term survival following liver transplantation (LT), issues relating to the
assessment of the liver allograft in long-term survivors are becoming increasingly relevant …

Potent antifibrotic activity of mTOR inhibitors sirolimus and everolimus but not of cyclosporine A and tacrolimus in experimental liver fibrosis

E Patsenker, V Schneider, M Ledermann… - Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Recurrence of chronic hepatitis C and progressive fibrosis in liver
transplants is frequent and impairs both graft and patient survival. Whether or not the choice …

Transplantation pathology

SG Hübscher - Seminars in liver disease, 2009 - thieme-connect.com
This article focuses on the main patterns of damage that are seen in liver allograft biopsies.
As with the interpretation of liver biopsies from the native liver, clinicopathological correlation …

[PDF][PDF] Natural history of post–liver transplantation hepatitis C: A review of factors that may influence its course

JF Gallegos‐Orozco, A Yosephy, B Noble… - Liver …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Our aim was to assess long‐term survival in patients transplanted for HCV‐related end‐
stage liver disease (ESLD) and evaluate potentially modifiable predictors of survival. We …

Post liver transplant recurrent and de novo viral infections

D Jothimani, R Venugopal, M Vij, M Rela - Best Practice & Research …, 2020 - Elsevier
Survival following liver transplantation has changed dramatically owing to improvement in
surgical techniques, peri-operative care and optimal immunosuppressive therapy. Post-Liver …

[HTML][HTML] Immunosuppression and HCV recurrence after liver transplantation

DN Samonakis, G Germani, AK Burroughs - Journal of hepatology, 2012 - Elsevier
HCV related liver disease is the most common indication for liver transplantation.
Recurrence of HCV infection is universal and has a substantial impact on patient and graft …

[HTML][HTML] Matching donor to recipient in liver transplantation: relevance in clinical practice

MS Reddy, J Varghese, J Venkataraman… - World journal of …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Achieving optimum outcomes after liver transplantation requires an understanding of the
interaction between donor, graft and recipient factors. Within the cohort of patients waiting for …