Cholangiographic appearances of ductular rejection of ABO-incompatible liver transplants.
Two patients, after ABO-incompatible liver transplant, developed a picture of chronic cholestasis that was associated with unique ductular appearances within the donor graft on retrograde cholangiography. We believe that the appearance of progressive ductular ectasia within liver grafts indicates a specific immunologically mediated injury to ductular epithelium, probably because of ductular epithelial expression of ABH antigens.
Worster
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Department of Medicine, University Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada.
Ghent
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D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D000368:Aged; D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D001787:Blood Group Incompatibility / Q000150:complications*; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged
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