A case of primary sclerosing cholangitis with no recurrence and a good outcome for more than 20 years after living donor liver transplantation

Abstract

We encountered a case of primary sclerosing cholangitis that was diagnosed by liver biopsy and monitored for progression by magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography. Three years after the initial biopsy, the patient developed cirrhosis and needed to undergo living donor liver transplant within 6 months because of significant deterioration in the liver reserve capacity and general condition. After more than 20 years of liver transplantation, there had been no recurrence, and the patient had been in excellent health.