Kidney Transplantation - Principles and Practice
Expert Consult - Online and Print
7th Edition
Published on 4. December 2013
Book
Hardback
880 pages
978-1-4557-4096-3 (ISBN)
Description
With meticulous updates throughout, Kidney Transplantation remains your definitive medical resource for state-of-the-art answers on every aspect of renal transplantation. A multidisciplinary approach from internationally renowned nephrologists from around the world offers practice-applicable guidance for all members of the transplant team. With coverage encompassing applied science, surgical techniques, immunosuppressive methods, outcomes, risks, and medical considerations related to kidney transplantation, both in adults and children, you'll have the balanced information you need to achieve the best possible outcomes.
Visualize key concepts and discern nuances of renal transplantation techniques through more than 335 superb illustrations.
Access the fully searchable text online anywhere, anytime with Expert Consult online access.
Apply the latest knowledge and techniques with state-of-the-art coverage of all areas of kidney transplantation such as preservation of kidneys; mechanisms of rejection and the induction of tolerance; techniques of laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy; and immunosuppression.
Stay current with new chapters on Belatacept; kidney paired donation programs for living donors; and evidence in transplantation, plus comprehensive updates throughout.
Hone your knowledge and clinical skills with new video clips at Expert Consult that demonstrate the formation of an immune synapse, 3-D rotational images of immune synapses, an NK cell killing its target, peritoneal dialysis-catheter insertion techniques, brain death examination, and more.
Visualize key concepts and discern nuances of renal transplantation techniques through more than 335 superb illustrations.
Access the fully searchable text online anywhere, anytime with Expert Consult online access.
Apply the latest knowledge and techniques with state-of-the-art coverage of all areas of kidney transplantation such as preservation of kidneys; mechanisms of rejection and the induction of tolerance; techniques of laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy; and immunosuppression.
Stay current with new chapters on Belatacept; kidney paired donation programs for living donors; and evidence in transplantation, plus comprehensive updates throughout.
Hone your knowledge and clinical skills with new video clips at Expert Consult that demonstrate the formation of an immune synapse, 3-D rotational images of immune synapses, an NK cell killing its target, peritoneal dialysis-catheter insertion techniques, brain death examination, and more.
More details
Edition
7th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Philadelphia
United States
Publishing group
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Transplant Surgeons, Nephrologists
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Approx. 350 illustrations (250 in full color)
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 216 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4557-4096-3 (9781455740963)
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Content
1
Kidney Transplantation: A History
2
Immunology of Graft Rejection
3
Chronic Kidney Failure: Renal Replacement Therapy
4
The Recipient of a Kidney Transplant
5
Access for Renal Replacement Therapy
6
Brain Death and Cardiac Death: Donor Criteria and Care of Deceased Donor
7
Medical Evaluation of a Potential Living Donor
8
Donor Nephrectomy
9
Kidney Preservation
10
Histocompatibility in Kidney Transplantation
11
Surgical Techniques of Kidney Transplantation
12
Transplantation and the Abnormal Bladder
13
Perioperative Care of Patients Undergoing Kidney Transplantation
14
Early Course of the Patient with a Kidney Transplantation
15
Azathioprine
16
Steroids
17
Calcineurin Inhibitors
18
Mycophenolates
19
mTor Inhibitors: Sirolimus and Everolimus
20
Antilymphocyte Globulin, Monoclonal Antibodies and Fusion Proteins
21
Belatacept
22
Other Forms of Immunosuppression
23
Approaches to the Induction of Tolerance
24
Transplantation in the Sensitized Recipient and across ABO Blood Groups
25
Kidney Paired Donation Programs for Living Donors
26
Pathology of Kidney Transplantation
27
Chronic Allograft Failure
28
Vascular and Lymphatic Complications after Kidney Transplantation
29
Urological Complications after Kidney Transplantation
30
Cardiovascular Complications after Kidney Transplantation
31
Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients
32
Liver Disease among Kidney Transplant Recipients
33
Neurological Complications after Kidney Transplantation
34
Nonmalignant and Malignant Skin Lesions in Kidney Transplant Patients
35
Cancer in Dialysis and Kidney Transplant Patients
36
Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation for Diabetic Nephropathy
37
Kidney Transplantation in Children
38
Kidney Transplantation in Developing Countries
39
Results of Kidney Transplantation
40
Psychological Aspects of Kidney Transplantation and Organ Donation
41
Ethical and Legal Aspects of Kidney Donation
42
Evidence in Transplantation
Kidney Transplantation: A History
2
Immunology of Graft Rejection
3
Chronic Kidney Failure: Renal Replacement Therapy
4
The Recipient of a Kidney Transplant
5
Access for Renal Replacement Therapy
6
Brain Death and Cardiac Death: Donor Criteria and Care of Deceased Donor
7
Medical Evaluation of a Potential Living Donor
8
Donor Nephrectomy
9
Kidney Preservation
10
Histocompatibility in Kidney Transplantation
11
Surgical Techniques of Kidney Transplantation
12
Transplantation and the Abnormal Bladder
13
Perioperative Care of Patients Undergoing Kidney Transplantation
14
Early Course of the Patient with a Kidney Transplantation
15
Azathioprine
16
Steroids
17
Calcineurin Inhibitors
18
Mycophenolates
19
mTor Inhibitors: Sirolimus and Everolimus
20
Antilymphocyte Globulin, Monoclonal Antibodies and Fusion Proteins
21
Belatacept
22
Other Forms of Immunosuppression
23
Approaches to the Induction of Tolerance
24
Transplantation in the Sensitized Recipient and across ABO Blood Groups
25
Kidney Paired Donation Programs for Living Donors
26
Pathology of Kidney Transplantation
27
Chronic Allograft Failure
28
Vascular and Lymphatic Complications after Kidney Transplantation
29
Urological Complications after Kidney Transplantation
30
Cardiovascular Complications after Kidney Transplantation
31
Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients
32
Liver Disease among Kidney Transplant Recipients
33
Neurological Complications after Kidney Transplantation
34
Nonmalignant and Malignant Skin Lesions in Kidney Transplant Patients
35
Cancer in Dialysis and Kidney Transplant Patients
36
Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation for Diabetic Nephropathy
37
Kidney Transplantation in Children
38
Kidney Transplantation in Developing Countries
39
Results of Kidney Transplantation
40
Psychological Aspects of Kidney Transplantation and Organ Donation
41
Ethical and Legal Aspects of Kidney Donation
42
Evidence in Transplantation