Sofosbuvir and ribavirin before liver re-transplantation for graft failure due to recurrent hepatitis C: a case report

Vionnet, Julien; Pascual, Manuel Antonio; Chtioui, Haithem; Giostra, Emiliano; Majno, Pietro; Decosterd, Laurent; Moradpour, Darius

doi:10.1186/s12876-015-0259-5

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Sofosbuvir and ribavirin before liver re-transplantation for graft failure due to recurrent hepatitis C: a case report

ContributorsVionnet, Julien; Pascual, Manuel Antonio; Chtioui, Haithem; Giostra, Emiliano; Majno, Pietro; Decosterd, Laurent; Moradpour, Darius

Published inBMC gastroenterology, vol. 15, no. 1, 38

Publication date2015

Abstract

Recurrent hepatitis C virus infection after liver transplantation is associated with reduced graft and patient survival. Re-transplantation for graft failure due to recurrent hepatitis C is controversial and not performed in all centers.

Keywords

Directly acting antiviral
Hepatitis C virus
Liver transplantation
Therapeutic drug monitoring

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Hépatologie chirurgicale (327)

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VIONNET, Julien et al. Sofosbuvir and ribavirin before liver re-transplantation for graft failure due to recurrent hepatitis C: a case report. In: BMC gastroenterology, 2015, vol. 15, n° 1, p. 38. doi: 10.1186/s12876-015-0259-5

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PID : unige:72714
DOI : 10.1186/s12876-015-0259-5
PMID : 25887762

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ISSN of the journal1471-230X

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Sofosbuvir and ribavirin before liver re-transplantation for graft failure due to recurrent hepatitis C: a case report

Recurrent hepatitis C virus infection after liver transplantation is associated with reduced graft and patient survival. Re-transplantation for graft failure due to recurrent hepatitis C is controversial and not performed in all centers.

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