2006
Living donor liver transplantation for hepatitis C‐related cirrhosis: No difference in histological recurrence when compared to deceased donor liver transplantation recipients
Guo L, Orrego M, Rodriguez‐Luna H, Balan V, Byrne T, Chopra K, Douglas DD, Harrison E, Moss A, Reddy KS, Williams JW, Rakela J, Mulligan D, Vargas HE. Living donor liver transplantation for hepatitis C‐related cirrhosis: No difference in histological recurrence when compared to deceased donor liver transplantation recipients. Liver Transplantation 2006, 12: 560-565. PMID: 16555313, DOI: 10.1002/lt.20660.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeceased donor liver transplantationDonor liver transplantationLiver transplantationHistological recurrenceHepatitis CDeceased-donor liver transplantation (DDLT) recipientsEnd-stage liver disease (MELD) scoreDonor liver transplantation recipientsHepatitis C virus infectionKaplan-Meier survival analysisDetectable HCV RNAHistological recurrence rateC virus infectionGraft survival ratesLiver Disease scoreActivity of inflammationLiver transplantation recipientsStatistical differenceChild-TurcotteDDLT groupLDLT patientsPugh scoreRecurrent HCVLiver transplantYears posttransplantation
2004
Hepatitis C Virus Recurrence in Living Donor Liver Transplant Recipients
Rodriguez-Luna H, Vargas HE, Sharma P, Ortiz J, De Petris G, Balan V, Byrne T, Moss A, Mulligan D, Rakela J, Douglas DD. Hepatitis C Virus Recurrence in Living Donor Liver Transplant Recipients. Digestive Diseases And Sciences 2004, 49: 38-41. PMID: 14992432, DOI: 10.1023/b:ddas.0000011599.78222.9e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeceased donor transplantationHepatitis C virusLiver transplantationLDLT groupDonor liver transplant recipientsHepatitis C virus recurrenceEnd-stage liver diseaseHCV RNA titersLiver transplant populationLiver transplant recipientsIncidence of rejectionHistological recurrenceChronic hepatitisTransplant recipientsVirus recurrenceDonor transplantationTransplant populationHCV PCRLiver biopsyLiver diseaseAggressive recurrenceSingle pathologistC virusRNA titersInstitutional protocol