[Long-term complications after liver transplantation].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the long-term complications after liver transplantation.


METHODS
Totally 85 living patients who received liver transplantation from December 30th 1998 to May 28th 2002 in Tianjin First Central Hospital were followed up till October 2007. Liver and kidney functions, blood drug levels, blood pressure, blood sugar, and blood fat were recorded and ultrasound imaging was performed during follow-up.


RESULTS
At the end of the study, most patients had experienced one or more complications of prolonged immunosuppressant treatment, including posttransplantation diabetes mellitus (21.18%, 18/85), hypertension (10.59%, 9/85), renal impairment (8.24%, 7/85), hyperlipemia (7.06%, 6/85), hyperuricaemia (7.06%, 6/85), denovo malignancy (2.35%, 2/85), new-onset hepatitis C (7.06%, 6/ 85), recurrent hepatitis B (5.56%, 4/72).


CONCLUSIONS
Recipients of liver transportation often suffers long-term complications, which should be carefully managed to improve their quality of life.
Sun
Li-ying
LY
Orient Organ Transplantation Center, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin 300192, China.
Xue
Fang-qing
FQ
Sun
Xiao-ye
XY
Rao
Wei
W
Zeng
Zhi-gui
ZG
Sun
Ji-san
JS
Zhu
Zhi-jun
ZJ
Shen
Zhong-yang
ZY
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000503:physiopathology; D008099:Liver / Q000503:physiopathology; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology; D055815:Young Adult