Kidney Transplantation - Principles and Practice
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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.

Table of Contents:
  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

About the Author :
Stuart Knechtle, M.D. is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Surgery and Executive Director of the Duke Transplant Center. He trained in surgery at Duke and in transplant surgery at the University of Wisconsin, Madison where he was appointed as the first Ray D. Owen Professor of Transplantation. He moved to Emory University in 2008 as the Carlos and Marguerite Mason Professor of Liver Transplantation. In 2015 he returned to Duke to establish the Duke Transplant Center and serve as its Executive Director. He holds the William R. Kenan, Jr. Chair in Surgery at Duke. His clinical practice includes kidney, pancreas, and liver transplantation. He directs translational research in transplant immunology and currently serves as Principal Investigator of two NIH-funded clinical trials addressing the challenges of antibody-mediated injury of kidney transplants. He has published over 400 peer reviewed papers, over 60 book chapters, edited four textbooks, and serves on several editorial boards including Annals of Surgery.

Review :
"The 42 separately-authored chapters cover a wide range of topics, including history, chronic kidney failure, immunology, surgery, immunosuppression, and long-term complications. The chapters are generally well written and quick reads. Most are exceedingly well referenced.This is a nice, comprehensive book for the not-yet or never-to-be kidney transplant expert who wants to understand kidney transplantation."-Brent W Miller, MD(Washington University School of Medicine) Doody Review: 83/100


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781455740963
  • Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
  • Publisher Imprint: Saunders
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Width: 216 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1455740969
  • Publisher Date: 04 Dec 2013
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Height: 276 mm
  • No of Pages: 880
  • Sub Title: Expert Consult - Online and Print


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