Editorial: Before and after Liver Transplantation

Primary and redo valve replacement before and after liver transplantation.

We report the case of a 39-year-old man who underwent life-saving aortic valve replacement with a bioprosthesis for acute endocarditis while on the liver transplant waiting list, followed by successful transplantation and late valve re-replacement with a mechanical prosthesis, 10.8 years after primary valve surgery.

[Treatment of hepatitis C before and after liver transplantation].

Hepatitis C recurrence after liver transplantation is universal and increases morbidity and mortality in these patients. The development of new direct antiviral agents against the hepatitis C virus is a major treatment advance. Pre-transplant treatment avoids graft infection and sometimes improves liver function, allowing the patient to be withdrawn from the transplant waiting list. Delaying tr...

Guest Editorial Liver Transplantation Today

Hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal function in men with liver cirrhosis before and after liver transplantation.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the influence of end-stage liver disease and orthotopic liver transplantation in the pituitary function and hormone metabolism before and after liver transplantation. METHODS In a prospective study, serum levels of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), estradiol (E2) and prolactin (PRL) of 30 male patients with cirrhosis were determined two to fou...

Liver Biopsy After Liver Transplantation