Safety Net kidney after liver transplantation: unexpected renal recovery in a liver transplant recipient after more than 10 months on maintenance hemodialysis - a case report.

Abstract

The incidence and likelihood of kidney function recovery in liver transplant recipients with acute kidney injury (AKI) due to hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) or acute tubular necrosis (ATN) requiring maintenance dialysis remain undefined. Nonetheless, it has been suggested that dependence on dialysis for more than 6 months diminishes the likelihood of renal function recovery. We report a liver transplant recipient with pre-transplantation AKI attributed to HRS with or without ATN who recovered kidney function after more than 10 months on dialysis.