Living Donor Organ Transplantation - Hardcover

Gruessner, Rainer; Benedetti, Enrico

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0071455493 ISBN 13: 9780071455497

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Medical, 2008

Synopsis

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A comprehensive, technique-oriented guide to abdominal organ transplantation

A Doody's Core Title for 2019!

Valuable to the seasoned and novice transplant surgeon as well as the multidisciplinary team that tends to both the living donor and the recipient of abdominal organs, Living Organ Donor Transplantation puts the entire discipline in perspective while guiding you step-by-step through the most common organ transplant surgeries.

Organized into four cohesive parts and featuring numerous surgical illustrations, this sourcebook delivers an incisive look at every key consideration for general surgeons who perform transplantations, from patient selection to recipient workup and outcomes, and emphasizes the most humanitarian approaches.

Features:

• The first A-to-Z, operation-oriented guide to the field of living donor organ transplantation
• Unparalleled examination of a wide spectrum of solid organ transplantation procedures (liver, pancreas, kidney, intestine), with accompanying chapters on the history of the procedure, the donor, the recipient, and cost analysis
• Skill-building coverage of techniques that explains adequate pretransplant workup and posttransplant care
• Chapters on cultural differences, ethical and legal issues, social issues, current financial incentives, and the illegal organ trade
• Up-to-date survey of the future possibilities of organ transplantation, covering new immunosuppressive protocols, xenotransplantation, gene therapy, organogenesis and therapeutic cloning, and more
• Reflections from pioneers in the field

About this title

Review:

"This is excellent and comprehensive book on living donor abdominal organ transplantation. The technical as well as ethical aspects are covered....In my field, this book is a very useful reference and rates as one of the top 3 to 4 books that I would use regularly. 3 Stars."--"Doody's Review Service"

Synopsis:

This four-part textbook gives you an all-inclusive overview of living donor transplantation. Essential procedural topics are touched on, from donor counseling and financial incentives to recipient work-up and outcomes. Personal reflections of transplant pioneers offer historical background, while ample attention is also paid to future possibilities in this ever changing field. Surgical and medical issues specific to living donor abdominal organ transplantation are discussed in detail.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Medical
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0071455493
• ISBN 13: 9780071455497
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 824