Successful Treatment of Fibrosing Cholestatic Hepatitis After Liver Transplantation
Cimsit B, Assis D, Caldwell C, Arvelakis A, Taddei T, Kulkarni S, Schilsky M, Emre S. Successful Treatment of Fibrosing Cholestatic Hepatitis After Liver Transplantation. Transplantation Proceedings 2011, 43: 905-908. PMID: 21486625, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.02.034.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsLiver allograft rejectionHepatitis C virusRenal graft rejectionAllograft rejectionHCV recurrenceCholestatic hepatitisGraft rejectionHCV RNAPatient survivalEnd-stage liver disease (MELD) scoreOne-year patient survivalIFN/RBV therapyFIBROSING CHOLESTATIC HEPATITISHistologic HCV recurrenceIFN/ribavirinOne-year graftSuccessful salvage strategiesTime of OLTHCV RNA levelsLiver Disease scoreAnti-HCV therapyCohort of patientsEarly graft failureFCH groupOLT recipientsCombined Liver Kidney Transplantation: Critical Analysis of a Single-Center Experience
Cimsit B, Schilsky M, Moini M, Cartiera K, Arvelakis A, Kulkarni S, Formica R, Caldwell C, Taddei T, Asch W, Emre S. Combined Liver Kidney Transplantation: Critical Analysis of a Single-Center Experience. Transplantation Proceedings 2011, 43: 901-904. PMID: 21486624, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.02.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver-kidney transplantationHigh MELD scoreKidney transplantationMELD scoreKidney diseaseEnd-stage liver disease (MELD) scoreCombined liver-kidney transplantationGraft/patient survivalLow glomerular filtration rateOrgan allocation algorithmsPrimary biliary sclerosisRecurrence of HCVSevere HCV recurrenceTransplantation of patientsLiver Disease scoreSerum creatinine levelsRenal allograft rejectionSingle-center experienceGlomerular filtration rateHepatitis C virusPolycystic kidney diseaseBiliary sclerosisHCV recurrenceIschemic hepatitisOLT patients