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.
NEW TO THIS EDITION
- 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.
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
