[Liver retransplantation. First report in Mexico].
BACKGROUND
The only therapeutic option for patients with hepatic graft failure is retransplant. In Mexico, the number of hepatic transplants is scarce and is even less for retransplants. There are no reports of patients with good results after hepatic retransplant. Here we present the first published case.


METHODS
We present the case of a 32-year-old male who was transplanted initially for secondary hepatic cirrhosis, sclerosing primary cholangitis and hepatitis C and retransplanted 4 months and 18 days later for severe rejection of the transplant that did not respond to rescue immunosuppressant therapy. After 3 years, 4 months and 4 days the patient shows a good general status. We describe the patient's clinical evolution.
Mendoza-Sánchez
Federico
F
Unidad de Trasplantes, Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México. fmstransplant@hotmail.com
Herrera-Rodríguez
Roberto
R
López-Bañuelos
Carlos
C
Romero-Beltrán
Omar
O
Navarro-López
Ricardo
R
Ramírez-Ramos
José
J