Full Description
This new edition is a comprehensive guide to the complete field of liver transplantation for practising transplant surgeons.Presented in a step by step format, the book begins with an overview and discussion on different types of liver disease. Pre- and post-transplant considerations and both deceased and live donor evaluation are examined in depth. The following sections describe operative technique, complications, pathology, radiology and much more. Topics have been fully revised to provide the most up to date information, and the atlas is highly illustrated with surgical images and figures.The book is authored by internationally recognised experts in the field of transplant surgery, led by Ernesto Molmenti from North Shore-LIJ Health System and School of Medicine, New York. Previous edition published in 2002.Key PointsSecond edition of comprehensive guide to liver transplantationFully revised to provide the most up-to-date informationAuthored by internationally recognised experts led by Ernesto MolmentiPrevious edition (9780721695518) published in 2002
Contents
Section 1OverviewLiver AnatomyIndications for TransplantationThe Liver in Mythology and HistoryEvolution of Liver TransplantationSection 2: Liver Disease - Native and RecurrentAlcoholic Liver DiseaseAutoimmune HepatitisBudd-Chiari SyndromeCholangiocarcinomaDrug Induced Liver InjuryFulminant Hepatic FailureHematological DisordersHepatic EncephalopathyHepatitis AHepatitis BHepatitis CHepatocellular CarcinomaMetastasesNASHOther Causes of Liver Failure Primary Biliary CirrhosisSclerosing CholangitisSection 3: Pre and Post Transplant ConsiderationsBariatric Surgery/Weight Loss in the Liver Transplant Candidate/RecipientEthicsHematologyInfectionsLiver LesionsMalignanciesNeurologyNutritionOb/GynOral HealthPsychiatryPreoperative Pulmonary Evaluation in Liver Transplant PatientsQuality of lifeNon-ComplianceRenal Function and Liver TransplantationVaccinationsSection 4: Deceased Donor EvaluationBiopsy ConsiderationsDeceased Donor EvaluationDeceased Donor ManagementDonor Grading ClassificationsExpanded Criteria DonorsInfectious Risks Associated With DonorsMoving Donors from Hospitals to Regional Stand-AloneSection 5: Live Donor EvaluationSection 6: PharmacologySection 7: AnesthesiaSection 8: Operative Technique Deceased Donor Procurement Specific Considerations: DCD donorsSpecific Considerations: Machine Preservation of Liver AllograftsSpecific Considerations: Organ Preservation TechniquesSpecific Considerations: Aortic Cannulation in Donors with Distal Aortic and IVC Pathologies and/or Injuries Section 9: Operative Technique - RecipientBack Table PreparationClassic Technique of ImplantationPiggybackRecipient HepatectomySplit LiverSection 10: Operative Technique - Transplant and Post-Transplant ChallengesArterial GraftsArterial ReconstructionsAuxiliary TransplantsCombined Liver-Heart TransplantationCavo-Atrial Shunt in Instances of Supra-Hepatic IVC StenosisCombined Liver-Intestine TransplantationCombined Liver-Kidney TransplantationCombined Liver-Pancreas TransplantationEmergency HepatectomyImmediate and Early Failure of the Transplanted LiverIVC ThrombosisLiver Transplantation in Hiliar CholangiocarcinomaLiver Transplantation in Patients with Diffuse (Grade IV) Portal Vein ThrombusPortal Vein Arterialization in Liver transplantationPortal Vein ThrombosisRetransplantationSitus Inversus DonorsSitus Inversus RecipientVenous GraftsVenous ReconstructionsSection 11: Operative Technique - Live DonorLeft HepatectomyLeft Lateral HepatectomyLiver Transplant with Dual DonorRecipientRight HepatectomySection 12: Post Transplant ConsiderationsAllograft FunctionBiliary ComplicationsBiliary Reconstruction TechniquesCardiopulmonary ComplicationsFluid Abdominal CollectionsGastrointestinal ComplicationsICU ManagementPost-Operative Guidelines:RejectionVascular ComplicationsSection 13: Quality ManagementSection 14: Risk ManagementSection 15: Immunology - Basic ScienceCellular Therapy, Tissue Engineering And Bioartificial OrgansEpigeneticsIschemia ReperfusionToleranceSection 16: PathologyLiver PathologyRenal Dysfunction Associated with Liver Disorders: Histopathological AspectsSection 17: Cutaneous Manifestations Of Liver DiseaseSection 18: Pediatric TransplantationIndications Includes: Biliary Atresia, Cholestatic Liver Disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Hepatic Malignancy, Metabolic Disease, OtherMonosegmental LiverPediatric TransplantationSection 19: RadiologyBiliary ImagingBody Wall ImagingGastrointestinal ImagingHematology - Oncology ImagingLiver LesionsLiver ParenchymaNeurological ImagingPreoperative EvaluationPulmonary ImagingVascular Imaging
