HEPATITIS C VIRUS AND LIVER TRANSPLANTATION

1. Treatment of Hepatitis C Before Liver Transplantation
2. Donor-Recipient Matching in HCV-Infected Patients
3. Natural History of Recurrent Hepatitis C: Impact of Immunosuppression
4. Treatment of Hepatitis C After Liver Transplantation
5. Hepatitis C and Liver Transplantation in the HIV Co-Infected Patients
6. Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in HCV-Infected Patients
7. Retransplantation for HCV-Related Liver Disease
8. Use of Anti-HCV Positive Grafts in Liver Transplantation

Hepatitis C Virus and Liver Transplantation is designed to provide a comprehensive and state-of-the-art overview of the major issues specific to the field of liver transplantation and hepatitis C virus infection. The sections of the book have been structured to review the overall scope of issues of recurrent hepatitis C in different complex settings, including retransplantation, HIV-coinfected patients or in the setting of suboptimal graft donors.

This book provides up-to-date information on the application of new therapies to the field of liver transplantation. It provides the most recent data on their efficacy, the management of side effects, as well as the potential interactions and specific problems associated with their use in the transplant setting. Finally, an appraisal of the risks and benefits of using organs from anti-HCV positive donors is presented. This book provides concise and actual materials for several important topics that are simply not adequately covered by current available literature. This includes the specific management of hepatocellular carcinoma in the setting of HCV infection after liver transplantation, the comprehensive and objective review of retransplantation and HIV infection in HCV-infected patients, two currently debated indications for liver transplantation, and the management "in real life" of recurrent hepatitis C with new available drugs. The text also includes highly practical presentations of typical patients seen in the clinical practice of liver transplantation. Hepatitis C Virus and Liver Transplantation will provide a unique and valuable resource in the field of liver transplantation and will be of great value to Hepatologists, Transplant and Abdominal Surgeons, Oncologists, as well as Fellows and Residents training in these fields.