Full 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.
Contents
1Kidney Transplantation: A History2Immunology of Graft Rejection3Chronic Kidney Failure: Renal Replacement Therapy4The Recipient of a Kidney Transplant5Access for Renal Replacement Therapy6Brain Death and Cardiac Death: Donor Criteria and Care of Deceased Donor7Medical Evaluation of a Potential Living Donor8Donor Nephrectomy 9Kidney Preservation10Histocompatibility in Kidney Transplantation11Surgical Techniques of Kidney Transplantation 12Transplantation and the Abnormal Bladder13Perioperative Care of Patients Undergoing Kidney Transplantation14Early Course of the Patient with a Kidney Transplantation15Azathioprine16Steroids17Calcineurin Inhibitors18Mycophenolates19mTor Inhibitors: Sirolimus and Everolimus20Antilymphocyte Globulin, Monoclonal Antibodies and Fusion Proteins21Belatacept22Other Forms of Immunosuppression23Approaches to the Induction of Tolerance24Transplantation in the Sensitized Recipient and across ABO Blood Groups25Kidney Paired Donation Programs for Living Donors26Pathology of Kidney Transplantation27Chronic Allograft Failure28Vascular and Lymphatic Complications after Kidney Transplantation29Urological Complications after Kidney Transplantation30Cardiovascular Complications after Kidney Transplantation31Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients32Liver Disease among Kidney Transplant Recipients33Neurological Complications after Kidney Transplantation34Nonmalignant and Malignant Skin Lesions in Kidney Transplant Patients35Cancer in Dialysis and Kidney Transplant Patients36Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation for Diabetic Nephropathy37Kidney Transplantation in Children38Kidney Transplantation in Developing Countries39Results of Kidney Transplantation40Psychological Aspects of Kidney Transplantation and Organ Donation41Ethical and Legal Aspects of Kidney Donation42Evidence in Transplantation
