Correlation Between Underlying Disease and Incidence of Allograft Rejection after Orthotopic Liver Transplantation (OLTX)

Background/Methods: Preexisting autoimmune liver diseases are known to be associated with a higher incidence of rejection [1, 2]. Further, recipientsrsquor;s age may play a role in allograft rejection [3]. For further elucidation of a possible correlation of rejections with the primary disease necessitating transplantation, a retrospective analysis of our oLTX series was done. Results: 151 patients (102 male, 49 female), regularly seen at our outpatient clinic, underwent oLTX between 1984 and 2004. The primary diseases necessitating transplantation were: PBC (7), PSC (9), AIH (8), alcoholic cirrhosis (36), HBV (…