title: Long-term management of the liver transplant recipient: pearls for the practicing gastroenterologist.
abstract: Liver transplantation is becoming more common and patients are surviving longer after transplantation. Special care must be paid to the long-term management of these patients because they are at increased risk for medical problems, malignancies, and adverse effects from immunosuppression. A stable and continuing relationship must be developed between the physician and the patient to optimize the long-term outcomes for these individuals.
authors: Drexel University College of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mail Stop 913, 219 N. Broad Street, 5th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
authors: David H
authors: DH
authors: Oustecky
authors: Andres R
authors: AR
authors: Riera
authors: Kenneth D
authors: KD
authors: Rothstein
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications; D004347:Drug Interactions; D005260:Female; D005762:Gastroenterology; D006084:Graft Rejection; D048550:Hepatic Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008134:Long-Term Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D012008:Recurrence; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000150:complications; D014611:Vaccination
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents