Recurrent primary biliary cirrhosis.
Liver transplantation remains the only effective treatment for end-stage primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). It appears now well accepted that the disease recurs in the allograft. The diagnosis of recurrent PBC is made on the basis of a consistent history and demonstrating the histologic features of PBC on liver biopsy and exclusion of other causes of bile duct damage.
Neuberger
James
J
Liver Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom. J.M.Neuberger@bham.ac.uk
D001323:Autoantibodies; D006801:Humans; D008105:Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D012008:Recurrence
D001323:Autoantibodies