Two Decades of Liver Transplants for Primary Biliary Cholangitis: A Comparative Study of Living Donors vs. Deceased Donor Liver Transplantations

Two Decades of Liver Transplants for Primary Biliary Cholangitis: A Comparative Study of Living Donors vs. Deceased Donor Liver Transplantations

Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) prompts liver transplantation (LT) due to cholestasis, cirrhosis, and liver failure. Despite lower MELD scores, recent studies highlight higher PBC waitlist mortality, intensifying the need for alternative transplantation strategies. Living donor liver transplant (L...

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Main Authors: Esli Medina-Morales, Mohamed Ismail, Romelia Barba Bernal, Yazan Abboud, Leandro Sierra, Ana Marenco-Flores, Daniela Goyes, Behnam Saberi, Vilas Patwardhan, Alan Bonder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-10-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
primary biliary cholangitis
liver transplant
living donor liver transplantation
autoimmune liver disease
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/20/6536

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