Characteristics of Liver Transplantation in Argentina: A Multicenter Study.

Introduction: There is a lack of information regarding outcomes after liver transplant in Latin America.

Objectives: This study sought to describe outcomes after liver transplant in adult patients from Argentina.

Methods: We performed an ambispective cohort study of adult patients transplanted between June 2010 and October 2012 in 6 centers from Argentina.

[Hepatitis E: an infrequent virus or an unfrecuently investigated agent?].

Two cases of hepatitis E that were assisted in our Unit of Hepatology and Liver Transplantation are described in this article. The first patient had prior hepatic involvement and therefore a more severe course, whereas the second case, with normal liver function, only developed a self-limited acute hepatitis.

[Hepatocellular carcinoma within Milan criteria and beyond: outcomes of liver transplantation in a single Argentinian institution].

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) recurrence following liver transplantation is associated to bad prognosis. We retrospectively analyzed the data of 95 patients who underwent liver transplantation for HCC. Recurrence rate and variables associated with recurrence were reviewed.