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digestive diseases (dd) |
| Title: |
Cholestasis Post Liver Transplantation. |
| Author: |
Watt, K.D.S.; McCashland, T.M. |
| Source: |
IN: Lindor, K.; Talwalkar, J., eds. Cholestatic Liver Disease. Totowa, NJ: Humana Press. 2008. pp 171-182. |
| Availability: |
Available from Humana Press. 999 Riverview Dr, Suite 208, Totowa, NJ 07512. Email: humana@humanapr.com. Website: www.humanapress.com. Price: $89.95. |
| Abstract: |
This chapter on cholestasis that occurs after liver transplantation is from a book that offers health care providers an overview of cholestatic liver disease; cholestasis is defined as a liver disorder characterized by impaired bile flow. The chapter covers biliary complications, preservation or reperfusion injury and ABO incompatibility, small-for-size syndrome, hepatic artery thrombosis, infectious complications, drug-induced acute cellular rejection, chronic rejection, and recurrent disease, including primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), and viral hepatitis. The authors caution that cholestasis can occur anytime throughout the posttransplant period, may be intrahepatic or extrahepatic in origin, and has a very broad differential diagnosis. Careful diagnostic imaging of the biliary tree is an important first step in the workup, followed by liver biopsy if clinically indicated. 1 table. 50 references. |
| Format: |
Book Chapter |
| Language: |
English. |
| Major Keywords: |
Digestive System Diseases. Cholestasis. Liver Diseases. Patient Care Management. Liver. Transplantation. Postoperative Complications. |
| Minor Keywords: |
Symptoms. Therapy. Diagnostic Tests. Postoperative Care. Biliary Tract Diseases. Blood Group Incompatibility. Infection. Thrombosis. Rejection. Recurrence. Primary Biliary Cirrhosis. Sclerosing Cholangitis. Human Viral Hepatitis. |
| Publication Number: |
DDBK10908 |
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