Decompensated Cirrhosis after Renal Transplantation: A Case Report
Patients with end-stage liver disease with renal failure can be considered for simultaneous liver kidney transplantation. There are, however, no clear guidelines as to the management of the well-compensated cirrhotic patient with end-stage renal disease. We present the case of a patient with cirrhos...
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| description | Patients with end-stage liver disease with renal failure can be considered for simultaneous liver kidney transplantation. There are, however, no clear guidelines as to the management of the well-compensated cirrhotic patient with end-stage renal disease. We present the case of a patient with cirrhosis who decompensated after renal transplantation. With no indication for liver transplantation, can these patients safely undergo renal transplantation? |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a38f4bca726a4cea9dccc81b4d8291732025-08-20T03:38:18ZengWileyCase Reports in Transplantation2090-69432090-69512011-01-01201110.1155/2011/862567862567Decompensated Cirrhosis after Renal Transplantation: A Case ReportVinay Patel0Luis Marsano1Mary Eng2Divisions of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Ambulatory Care Building, 3rd Floor, Louisville, KY 40292, USADivisions of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Ambulatory Care Building, 3rd Floor, Louisville, KY 40292, USADivision of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Louisville, Ambulatory Care Building, 2nd Floor, Louisville, KY 40292, USAPatients with end-stage liver disease with renal failure can be considered for simultaneous liver kidney transplantation. There are, however, no clear guidelines as to the management of the well-compensated cirrhotic patient with end-stage renal disease. We present the case of a patient with cirrhosis who decompensated after renal transplantation. With no indication for liver transplantation, can these patients safely undergo renal transplantation?http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/862567 |
| spellingShingle | Vinay Patel Luis Marsano Mary Eng Decompensated Cirrhosis after Renal Transplantation: A Case Report Case Reports in Transplantation |
| title | Decompensated Cirrhosis after Renal Transplantation: A Case Report |
| title_full | Decompensated Cirrhosis after Renal Transplantation: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Decompensated Cirrhosis after Renal Transplantation: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Decompensated Cirrhosis after Renal Transplantation: A Case Report |
| title_short | Decompensated Cirrhosis after Renal Transplantation: A Case Report |
| title_sort | decompensated cirrhosis after renal transplantation a case report |
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