Cholangiographic Appearances of Ductular Rejection of ABO-Incompatible Liver Transplants

Two patients, after ABO-incompatible liver transplant, developed a picture of chronic cholestasis that was associated with unique ductular appearances within the donor graft on retrograde cholangiography. We believe that the appearance of progressive ductular ectasia within liver grafts indicates a specific immunologically mediated injury to ductular epithelium, probably because of ductular epithelial expression of ABH antigens.