Inferior Outcomes Associated with the Coexistence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence and Hepatic Virus Reinfection After Living Donor Liver Transplantation.
Kun-Ming ChanTsung-Han WuChih-Hsien ChengChen-Fang LeeTing-Jung WuHong-Shiue ChouWei-Chen LeePublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2019)
Living donor liver transplantation based on expanded hepatocellular carcinoma criteria achieved a satisfactory result, but reinfection of hepatic virus remains a great concern particularly in patient with hepatitis C. Moreover, hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence accompanied with reinfection of hepatic virus after liver transplantation is associated with inferior outcomes.