Main description:

As there is a high incidence of disease recurrence after liver transplantation, this volume is designed around the need for a reference text dealing exclusively with this problem. The book places special emphasis on pre- and post-transplant predictors of recurrence, severity assessment, prophylaxis, and treatment. Pathobiology of disease recurrence is discussed in detail where applicable. Issues including quality of life and cost burden are also covered in the text.

Written by well-known authorities in each field, Disease Recurrence After Liver Transplantation: Natural History, Treatment and Survival serves as a comprehensive reference for physicians and surgeons who take care of liver transplant recipients and a major addition to the literature detailing the current understanding of disease recurrence.

Contents:

1. Overview: Disease Recurrence After Liver Transplantation
Paul J. Thuluvath

2. Hepatitis B Recurrence: Major Milestones and Current Status
Bruno Roche, Samuel Didier

3. HCV Recurrence: Predictors and Outcomes after Liver Transplantation
Angel Rubin, Marina Berenguer

4. Treatment of Recurrent Hepatitis C
Anantha K. Nuthalapati, Paul J. Thuluvath

5. Recurrence of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Following Liver Transplantation
Russell H. Wiesner

6. Recurrence of Autoimmune Hepatitis after Liver Transplantation
James Neuberger

7. Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Transplantation, and Recurrence of Disease
Eric Siskind, Rolf N. Barth

8. Recurrence of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis after Liver Transplantation
Phunchai Charatcharoenwitthaya, Keith D. Lindor

9. Recurrence of Metabolic Disorders after Liver Transplantation
Bijan Eghtesad, Charles Miller

10. Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Post Liver Transplantation
Ibrahim Hanouneh, Bijan Eghtesad

11. Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Following Liver Transplantation within Milan Criteria
Anantha K. Nuthalapati, Steven I. Hanish, Paul J. Thuluvath

12. Recurrence of HCC When Transplanted Outside Milan Criteria
Naveen Ganjoo, Thomas D. Schiano

13. Role of Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Treatment in HCC Recurrence after Liver Transplantation
Masato Fujiki, Federico Aucejo, Minsig Choi, Richard Kim

14. Cholangiocarcinoma
Nicholas Onaco, Goeran B.G. Klintmalm

15. Recurrent Non-hepatic and De-novo Malignancies after Liver Transplantation
Ashokkumar Jain, Zakiyah Kadry, Stephanie L. Buchman, Ali Riaz Shah

16. Recurrence of Disease after Liver Transplantation in the Pediatric Population
Elaine Y. Cheng, Robert S. Venick, Ronald W. Busuttil

17. Disease Recurrence after Liver Transplantation: Quality of Life and Cost of Retransplantation
Vignan Manne, Sammy Saab