title: Liver transplantation for a hepatitis B-related cirrhotic patient.
abstract: A patient with chronic end-stage liver cirrhosis resulting from a hepatitis B viral infection had a successful liver transplantation performed on 1 July 1991. Preoperative serology revealed that both HBsAg and HBeAg were positive, and the anti-HBs antibody was negative. Immunoprophylaxis included active immunization, as well as injections of large doses of hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) given perioperatively to reverse the antigen status. The patient has been anti-HBs antibody positive for more than 10 months since the transplantation. The immunoprophylaxis protocol used has been effective in the prevention of hepatitis B viral reinfection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Jeng
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: D Y
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Y F
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Liaw
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007116:Immunization, Passive; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000601:surgery*; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male