In what clinical scenario would you consider liver transplant evaluation for a patient with sickle cell hepatopathy?
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Hepatology · Johns Hopkins Medicine
We have evaluated and transplanted patients with sickle cell hepatopathy with severe liver dysfunction but well-controlled sickle cell. These patients will typically have jaundice, coagulopathy, and biliary strictures. They should not have significant extrahepatic complications of the hematologic di...