Hepatitis C and liver transplantation / Sandeep Mukherjee, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mukherjee, Sandeep.

Series:

Hepatology research and clinical developments series.

Hepatology research and clinical developments

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hepatitis C.

Liver--Transplantation.

Liver.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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. This book provides a reference for transplant professionals involved in the care of HCV patients.

Contents:

Epidemiology and burden of hepatitis C in the United States / Miriam J. Alter

State of the art treatment of hepatitis C / Hans L. Tilmann, Alex Thompson, Keyur Patel

Beyond interferon and ribavirin-novel antiviral therapies for chronic hepatitis C / Rudolf E. Stauber

Antiviral therapy for decompensated hepatitis C-related cirrhosis before liver transplantation / Bruno Roche, Didier Samuel

Impact of preservation injury and donor factors on hepatitis C recurrence after liver transplantation / Stephen C. Rayhill

The natural history of recurrent hepatitis C following liver transplantation / Ed Gane

Mechanisms of liver injury from recurrent hepatitis C / Ulrich Spengler, Jacob Nattermann

Hepatitis C and living donor liver transplantation / Alexander Kuo and Norah A. Terrault

A logical approach to the use of immunosuppression in liver transplantation for hepatitis C virus / James Neuberger

Differentiation of recurrent hepatitis C virus from hepatic allograft rejection / Lisa R. Dixon, Roniel Cabrera

Monitoring hepatic fibrosis from hepatitis C recurrence after liver transplantation / Marina Berenguer

A systematic review of prophylactic anti-viral therapy for patients undergoing liver transplantation for chronic hepatitis C / Kurinchi S. Gurusamy, Andrew K. Burroughs, Brian R. Davidson

A systematic review of anti-viral therapy for recurrent hepatitis C after liver transplantation for chronic hepatitis C / Kurinchi S. Gurusamy, Andrew K. Burroughs, Brian R. Davidson

Hepatitis C and liver retransplantation / Hanna Kraus, Lisa Forman

Evaluation and outcomes of liver transplantation for hepatitis and HIV co-infection / Ishfaq Bhat, Sandeep Mukherjee

Quality of life after liver transplantation for hepatitis C / Jillian B. Kallman, Zobair M. Yunossi

Pediatric liver transplantation for hepatitis C / Jacfranz J. Guiteau ... [et al.].

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61761-134-4