[Interrelation between liver and bowel involvement in ulcerative colitis patients undergoing liver transplantation].
Of 10 patients with ulcerative colitis 2 had primary sclerosing cholangitis and 1 had cirrhosis due to chronic active hepatitis. All 3 underwent successful orthotopic liver transplantation due to severe portal hypertension and deteriorating liver function. The interrelations between liver transplantation, immunosuppressive therapy and bowel disease are described.
Ilan
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Division of Medicine and Surgery, Hadassah-University Hospital, Jerusalem.
Eid
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A
Sikuler
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I
Katz
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E
Shouval
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D
Tur-Kaspa
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R
D000328:Adult; D015209:Cholangitis, Sclerosing / Q000150:complications; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000379:methods; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged