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Table 2 Diagnostic criteria for recurrent primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) after liver transplantation (LT)

From: Recurrence of autoimmune liver diseases after liver transplantation: clinical aspects

Diagnostic criteria for recurrent PSC

Liver transplantation for PSC

Cholangiography showing non-anastomotic biliary strictures of the intrahepatic and/or extrahepatic biliary system, with irregularities more than 90 days after LT

Liver biopsy specimens showing fibrous cholangitis and/or fibro-obliterative lesions with or without ductopaenia

Absence of other pathology/disorders, including:

 Recurrent biliary infection

 Hepatic artery stenosis or thrombosis

 Chronic rejection

 Donor/recipient ABO incompatibility

 Non-anastomotic stricture developed during the first 90 days after LT