Handbook of Kidney Transplantation

　　Concise, readable, practical and well-illustrated, the sixth edition of the Handbook of Kidney Transplantation has been thoroughly updated and revised to reflect the most current knowledge and practice in the field. Ideal for physicians, surgeons, fellows, and nurses who manage kidney transplant patients, it covers everything from treatment options for end-stage renal disease to transplantation, post-operative management and transplant immunology, focusing on every key aspect of the clinical practice of kidney transplantation.

　　•Includes new chapters on the Allocation of Deceased Donor Organs and Kidney Transplantation in the Developing World, as well as expanded chapters on living donation and immunosuppressive drugs and protocols.

　　•Outlines the major concerns surrounding renal transplantation and the most successful approaches to problems arising in short-term and long-term patient care.

　　•Covers immunobiology and immunosuppression, as well as surgery, histocompatibility, and short and long-term follow-up.

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Chapter 1  Options for Patients with Advanced Kidney Disease
Chapter 2  Transplantation Immunobiology
Chapter 3  Histocompatibility Testing, Crossmatching, Immune Monitoring
Chapter 4  The Science of Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation
Chapter 5  Allocation of Deceased Donor Kidneys
Chapter 6  Immunosuppressive Medications and Protocols for Kidney Transplantation
Chapter 7  Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
Chapter 8  Evaluation of Adult kidney Transplant Candidates
Chapter 9  The Transplant Operation and Its Surgical Complications
Chapter 10  Post-Transplant: The First 3 Months
Chapter 11  Post-Transplant Long-Term Management and Complications
Chapter 12  Infections in Kidney Transplantation
Chapter 13  Kidney Transplantation and Liver Disease
Chapter 14  Diagnostic Imaging in kidney Transplantation, and Biopsy Technique
Chapter 15  Histopathology of Kidney Transplantation
Chapter 16  Options for the Diabetic Kidney Transplant Candidate
Chapter 17  Kidney Transplantation in Children
Chapter 18  Psychiatric Aspects of Kidney Transplantation
Chapter 19  Organ Transplant Law and Ethics
Chapter 20  Nutrition in Kidney Transplant Candidates
Chapter 21  Psychosocial and Financial Aspects of Kidney Transplantation
Chapter 22  Kidney Transplantation in the Developing World
Chapter 23  The Declaration of Istanbulon Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism
Index

 

作者簡介



Gabriel M. Danovitch MD

　　Medical Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program
　　Ronald Reagan Medical Center at UCLA
　　John J. Kuiper Chair of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation
　　Distinguished Professor of Medicine
　　David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
　　Los Angeles, CA