title: [Long-term complications after liver transplantation].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Orient Organ Transplantation Center, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin 300192, China.
authors.forename: Li-ying
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Fang-qing
authors.initials: FQ
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: Xiao-ye
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Zhi-gui
authors.initials: ZG
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Ji-san
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Zhi-jun
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Zhong-yang
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: 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