Case Series
Time-Course Changes of Serum Keratin Concentrations after Liver Transplantation: Contrasting Results of Keratin-18 and Keratin-19 Fragments
| Patient number | Age (y)/sex | Indication for transplantation | Ischemia time (min) | Complications after transplantation |
| 1 | 56/M | Cirrhosis (alcohol plus HCV) | 260 | Recurrent HCV hepatitis | 2 | 56/F | Cirrhosis (alcohol) and hepatocellular carcinoma | 720 | None | 3 | 45/F | Cirrhosis (alcohol) | 690 | De novo diabetes mellitus | 4 | 43/M | Cirrhosis (alcohol) | 360 | Acute cellular rejection (day +33); de novo diabetes mellitus | 5 | 53/M | Cirrhosis (alcohol) | 700 | Acute cellular rejection (day +10) | 6 | 40/F | Cirrhosis (alcohol) | 240 | Intestinal obstruction (umbilical hernia) | 7 | 62/F | Cirrhosis (autoimmune) | 420 | None | 8 | 58/M | Cirrhosis (alcohol) | 300 | Mild kidney failure | 9 | 55/M | Cirrhosis (HBV) and hepatocellular carcinoma | 630 | None | 10 | 64/M | Cirrhosis (HCV) | 360 | Recurrent HCV hepatitis | 11 | 61/M | Cirrhosis (alcohol) | 300 | Acute cellular rejection (day +56); de novo diabetes mellitus; mild kidney failure |
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HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus. The initial immunosuppression regime included tacrolimus and corticosteroids in all cases.
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