Vieira GA, Amaral ACC, Carvalho Filho RJ, Souza ALDS, Medina-Pestana JO, Ferraz MLG. HEPATIC ALTERATIONS IN KIDNEY TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS FROM THE LARGEST KIDNEY TRANSPLANT CENTER IN BRAZIL. Arq Gastroenterol. 2022 Jan-Mar;59(1):65-70. doi: 10.1590/S0004-2803.202200001-12. PMID: 35442339.
Background: Kidney transplant is the treatment of choice for patients with end-stage renal disease and is associated with lower mortality when compared to dialysis methods. Brazil is the country with the second largest number of kidney transplants in the world and among these patients it has been observed that liver abnormalities are common. The frequency of liver abnormalities ranges from 20-50% post-transplantation, and have an important impact on the survival and quality of life of these patients. There are scarce data about the frequency, causes and characteristics of these alterations. Objective: To determine the prevalence of the different causes of hepatic abnormalities in kidney transplant recipients, to associate the characteristics of these abnormalities with demographic, epidemiological and clinical variables, to compare the characteristics of hepatic alterations between different etiologies, and to evaluate possible changes in diagnosis over two different periods of time.
