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BACKGROUND
Mutations in PKHD1 cause autosomal recessive Caroli disease, which is a rare congenital disorder involving cystic dilatation of the intrahepatic bile ducts. However, the mutational spectrum of PKHD1 and the phenotype-genotype correlations have not yet been fully established.
METHODS
Whole
Caroli disease is a rare congenital disorder resulting from the dilation of large intrahepatic bile ducts. Patients affected with Caroli disease are at increased risk of complications resulting from bile stasis and stone formation. We report the case of a 37-year-old woman with a past surgical
OBJECTIVE
To identify predictive factors associated with long-term patient and graft survival (> 15 years) in liver transplant recipients.
METHODS
Medical charts of all de novo adult liver transplant recipients (n = 140) who were transplanted in Hamburg between 1997 and 1999 were retrospectively
Domino liver transplantation (DLT) using liver allografts from patients with metabolic disorders enhances organ utilization. Short and long-term course and outcome of these patients can impact the decision to offer this procedure to patients, especially those with diseases that can