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Revision as of 17:42, 17 January 2011
Liver transplantation pathology is a niche within a niche. It deals with question: "Is it rejection or something else?".
Rejection
Tx: more immunosuppression.
Grading
RAI (rejection activity index):[1]
- Based on three components:
- Endothelial inflammation - scored 0-3.
- Bile duct damage - scored 0-3.
- Portal inflammation - scored 0-3.
- The three components are added to give a score with a range of 0 to 9.
See also
References
- ↑ Höroldt BS, Burattin M, Gunson BK, et al. (July 2006). "Does the Banff rejection activity index predict outcome in patients with early acute cellular rejection following liver transplantation?". Liver Transpl. 12 (7): 1144–51. doi:10.1002/lt.20779. PMID 16799959.