28 April 2016 : Review article
Kidney Transplantation From Donors with Hepatitis B
Massimiliano VerouxABDEF, Vincenzo ArditaBCD, Daniela CoronaC, Alessia GiaquintaB, Burcin EkserB, Nunziata SinagraDF, Domenico ZerboBDF, Marco PatanèF, Cecilia GozzoF, Pierfrancesco VerouxEDOI: 10.12659/MSM.896048
Med Sci Monit 2016; 22:1427-1434
Abstract
The growing demand for organ donors to supply the increasing number of patients on kidney waiting lists has led most transplant centers to develop protocols that allow safe use of organs from donors with special clinical situations previously regarded as contraindications. Deceased donors with previous hepatitis B may be a safe resource to increase the donor pool even if there is still controversy among transplantation centers regarding the use of hepatitis B surface antigen-positive donors for renal transplantation. However, when allocated to serology-matched recipients, kidney transplantation from donors with hepatitis B may result in excellent short-term outcome. Many concerns may arise in the long-term outcome, and studies must address the evaluation of the progression of liver disease and the rate of reactivation of liver disease in the recipients. Accurate selection and matching of both donor and recipient and correct post-transplant management are needed to achieve satisfactory long-term outcomes.
Keywords: Hepatitis B Surface Antigens - immunology, Hepatitis B Core Antigens - immunology, Hepatitis B - pathology, Kidney Transplantation, Tissue Donors
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