Henrique de Aguiar Wiederkehr, Julio Cesar Wiederkehr, Mauro Rafael Da Igreja, Eduardo Brommelstroet Ramos, Marcelo Scheidemantel Nogara, Debora Stroparo Soffiatti, Andrew Massutti, Vivian Laís Sasaki, Barbara de Aguiar Wiederkehr, Igor Raphael Mathias Valejo, Júlio Cezar Uili Coelho
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) in the general population has not yet been clearly established. The management of PSC should focus on delaying the progression of the disease and restraining its complications. The only curative therapy for the disease remains liver transplantation (LT). PSC is currently the fifth most common indication for LT and corresponds to 5% of all LT indications in adults. AIMS: Our objective is to evaluate the indications and outcomes of PSC patients undergoing LT in three liver transplantation centers in southern Brazil - Hospital Santa Isabel in Blumenau, Santa Catarina state, and Hospital das Clínicas and Hospital Nossa Senhora das Graças, in Curitiba, Parana state)...
2023: Brazilian Archives of Digestive Surgery: ABCD