Management of the Liver Transplant Recipient: Approach to Allograft Dysfunction.
Liver transplant (LT) recipients are living longer than ever today and many will experience some form of allograft dysfunction. The common causes of allograft dysfunction vary significantly depending on the timing since LT. Most allograft abnormalities are manageable with minimally invasive procedures, medications, and lifestyle modification. The most common differential diagnoses by time period after LT, and diagnostic and management considerations, are highlighted. Collaboration and comanagement of LT recipients between primary care and the transplant hepatologist is essential for optimizing recipient and allograft outcomes.
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, 132 South 10th Street, Suite 480, Main Building, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA. Electronic address: jonathan.fenkel@jefferson.edu.
Jonathan M
JM
Fenkel
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, 132 South 10th Street, Suite 480, Main Building, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
Dina L
DL
Halegoua-DeMarzio
D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D055031:Primary Graft Dysfunction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis; D012008:Recurrence; D066027:Transplant Recipients
Acute cellular rejection; Allograft dysfunction; Hepatitis; Immunosuppression; Liver transplantation