Hepatitis C & Liver Transplantation
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-61728-616-2 (ISBN)
This book provides a single reference for all transplant professionals involved in the care of HCV patients who have unique problems not encountered in other liver transplant patients. In the liver transplant community, it is well-known that decompensated cirrhosis from hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the leading indication for orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) in the United States and most Western countries. Short-term results which initially seemed promising and comparable to other carefully selected liver transplant recipients now appear less encouraging with cirrhosis developing in 10-25% of patients by 5 years. Despite these concerns, there is an increased amount of data which supports re-transplantation in carefully selected patients.
Preface; Epidemiology & burden of hepatitis C in the United States; State of the art treatment of hepatitis C; Beyond interferon & ribavirin-novel antiviral therapies for chronic hepatitis C; Antiviral therapy for decompensated hepatitis C-related cirrhosis before liver transplantation; Impact of preservation injury & donor factors on hepatitis C recurrence after liver transplantation; The natural history of recurrent hepatitis C following liver transplantation; Mechanisms of liver injury from recurrent hepatitis C; Hepatitis C & living donor liver transplantation; A logical approach to the use of immunosuppression in liver transplantation for hepatitis C virus; Differentiation of recurrent hepatitis C virus from hepatic allograft rejection; Monitoring hepatic fibrosis from hepatitis C recurrence after liver transplantation; A systematic review of prophylactic anti-viral therapy for patients undergoing liver transplantation for chronic hepatitis C; A systematic review of anti-viral therapy for recurrent hepatitis C after liver transplantation for chronic hepatitis C; Hepatitis C & liver retransplantation; Evaluation & outcomes of liver transplantation for hepatitis & HIV co-infection; Quality of life after liver transplantation for hepatitis C; Pediatric liver transplantation for hepatitis C; Index.
| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations, unspecified |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 260 x 180 mm |
| Gewicht | 686 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Gastroenterologie |
| Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Hepatologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-61728-616-8 / 1617286168 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-61728-616-2 / 9781617286162 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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