Management of Recurrent and De Novo NAFLD/NASH After Liver Transplantation

Transplantation. 2019 Jan;103(1):57-67. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000002485.

Abstract

Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a growing indication for liver transplant whether the primary or secondary cause of liver disease, and it is expected to be the leading indication in the years to come. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis recurs after transplant but the impact of the recurrence on allograft and patient outcomes is unclear. A group of multidisciplinary transplant practice providers convened at the International Liver Transplantation Society NASH consensus conference with the purpose of determining the current knowledge and future directions for understanding the recurrence rates, risk and management of NASH in the transplant allograft. Specific questions relating to posttransplant NASH were proposed and reviewed in detail with recommendations on future actions to fill the knowledge gaps.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Allografts / pathology
  • Biopsy / standards
  • Comorbidity
  • Consensus Development Conferences as Topic*
  • Humans
  • Liver / pathology
  • Liver Cirrhosis / epidemiology
  • Liver Cirrhosis / pathology
  • Liver Cirrhosis / surgery*
  • Liver Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease / diagnosis
  • Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease / epidemiology
  • Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease / pathology
  • Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease / surgery*
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Recurrence
  • Risk Factors
  • Secondary Prevention / standards*
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome