The impact of hepatitis C and biliary complications on patient and graft survival following liver transplantation

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1398-1405

  Verna, E C ^a,b   De Martin, E ^c   Burra, P ^c   Neri, D ^c   Gaglio, P J ^a   Emond, J C ^a   Brown Jr , R S ^a  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biliary complication; Liver transplant; Recurrent hepatitis C virus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BILIARY TRACT DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 66249108234     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02649.x     Document Type: Article

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