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ArticleTransplantation direct2020

Long-term Outcome of Orthotopic Liver Transplantation in Patients With Hemochromatosis: A Summary of a 30-year Transplant Program.

Eva Maria Dobrindt, Eriselda Keshi, Julian Neulichedl, Wenzel Schöning, Robert Öllinger, Johann Pratschke, Dennis Eurich

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Article in Transplantation direct, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Post-transplant liver biopsies: a concise and practical approach for beginners.Journal of pathology and translational medicine · 2025
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  4. A Review of New Concepts in Iron Overload.Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2024
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  5. Sex differences in chronic liver disease and benign liver lesions.JHEP reports : innovation in hepatology · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Eva Maria DobrindtDepartment of Surgery, Campus Charité Mitte and Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Eriselda KeshiDepartment of Surgery, Campus Charité Mitte and Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Julian NeulichedlDepartment of Surgery, Campus Charité Mitte and Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Wenzel SchöningDepartment of Surgery, Campus Charité Mitte and Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Robert ÖllingerDepartment of Surgery, Campus Charité Mitte and Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Johann PratschkeDepartment of Surgery, Campus Charité Mitte and Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Dennis EurichDepartment of Surgery, Campus Charité Mitte and Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hemochromatosis (HC) is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by impaired iron metabolism and a rare indication for orthotopic liver transplantation (LT). Data about iron reaccumulation and remodeling of the liver graft after LT are limited. Therefore, we performed an evaluation of the histopathologic changes during long-term follow-up in patients with HC.

methodsA retrospective analysis of patients undergoing LT at our center between 1990 and 2016 identified 29 patients with HC. End points were the evaluation of post-LT iron reaccumulation and the stage of fibrosis as well as the degree of inflammation of the liver graft. Secondary end points were patient survival and postoperative complications.

resultsThe median age was 52.7 y, and there were more male (82.8%) than female patients (17.2%). Post-LT serum ferritin values (>1000 μg/L) were only temporarily elevated in 2 patients. The median estimated survival after LT was 45.5 mo (0.1-285.9 mo). Twenty patients (69%) died during follow-up of 10 y. The survival of patients with HC was significantly worse (

conclusionsThere was no significant iron overload detected in patients with HC after LT, and only minimal iron deposits were described in liver biopsies. Nevertheless, patients suffering from HC show a lower post-LT survival when compared with patients without iron storage disease but mostly because of extrahepatic causes.

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