Table 2.

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

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