Hi Dj,
There are conditions like hepatopulminary and hepatorenal syndrome that affect both the liver and lungs or the liver and kidneys, but I think this has more to do with end stage liver disease than it does the actual virus; there should be all sorts of material available online if you’re interested:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatorenal_syndrome
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatopulmonary_syndrome
Unfortunately, unless a person manages to achieve SVR prior to transplant, the disease returns almost universally. Mikesimon just recently posted a thread that focuses on this:
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Hepatitis-C/Antivirals-Are-Poorly-Tolerated--Largely-Ineffective-Against-HCV-After-Liver-Transplantation/show/1290303
Because transplant patients require immunosupression to prevent graft rejection, and probably other reasons too, antiviral therapy is difficult to tolerate and to treat successfully; I think it’s much better to clear the virus in advance, if at all possible.
I think some issues like diabetes will remain after transplant, although I’m unsure of that. I do believe that conditions like ascites, encephalopathy and other issues that are attributed to portal hypertension resolve as a result of the TP, though.
As a side note, how are things going with you? Any progress to report?
Bill