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Nodular regenerative hyperplasia of the liver following renal transplantation

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A patient developed abnormalities in liver function tests 18 months after renal transplantation. Progressive hepatic failure, characterized by hyperbilirubinemia, portal-systemic encephalopathy, and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, preceded death. Nodular regenerative hyperplasia of the liver (NRHL) was diagnosed from a surgical liver biopsy and at postmortem. NRHL is a liver disease which may be a consequence of renal transplantation.

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  1. Departments of Medicine and Pathology, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri

    James E. Bredfeldt MD & Ann L. Havey MD

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Bredfeldt, J.E., Havey, A.L. Nodular regenerative hyperplasia of the liver following renal transplantation. Digest Dis Sci 26, 271–274 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01391642

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