The use of hepatitis C-infected grafts in liver transplantation
Open Access
- 30 November 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Liver Transplantation
- Vol. 9 (11), S48-S51
- https://doi.org/10.1053/jlts.2003.50252
Abstract
1. Liver grafts from hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected deceased donors can be used safely in HCV-infected recipients. 2. Histological assessment of the graft before the orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is advised. 3. Recipients of these grafts should give consent accordingly. 4. The course of HCV diseases after OLT parallels that in patients who received noninfected organs.Keywords
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