De Novo Inflammatory Bowel Disease after Liver Transplantation: Eleven Years' Experience in Shiraz, Iran
Yousef Paridar,
Aziz Kassani
Abstract:Background: Inflammation may occur after solid and liquid liver transplantations at a rate higher than in the general population. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the incidence of de novo inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and assess some risk factors after Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) in liver transplant patients in Shiraz, Iran. Methods: The sample study comprised patients (n = 1702) who had received liver transplants between 2001 and 2012 at the Shiraz liver transplant center. The data we… Show more
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