Description
Drs. Busuttil and Klintmalm present Transplantation of the Liver, 3rd Edition, which has been thoroughly revised to offer you the latest protocols, surgical approaches, and techniques used in this challenging procedure. Encompassing today's expert knowledge in the field, this medical reference book is an ideal single source for authoritative, up-to-date guidance on every imaginable aspect of liver transplantation."They have, in fact, succeeded in raising the bar yet again and making their work product even better in the third edition of Transplantation of the Liver." Forewords by, Thomas E. Starzl, June 2015- Access valuable pearls, pitfalls, and insights from Dr. Ronald Busuttil and Dr. Goran Klintmalm, two of the world's preeminent experts in liver surgery- Understand today's full range of transplantation techniques with complete step-by-step descriptions of each, and access the background information and management options for each hepatic disease entity- Take advantage of detailed discussions of everything from pathophysiology and patient and donor selection, to transplantation anesthesia and operative procedures; immunosuppression; postoperative care; and ethical issues
Table of Contents
I: General Considerations1. History of Liver Transplantation2. Surgical Anatomy of the Liver3. Molecular and Cellular Basics of Liver Failure4. Influence of Transplantation on Liver Surgery5. Organ Allocation: The US Model6. Organ Allocation: The European Models7. Donation After Cardiac or Brain Death: Regulatory and Ethical PrinciplesII: Patient Evaluation: Adult8. Current Indications, Contraindications, Delisting Criteria, and Timing for Transplantation9. Transplantation for Hepatitis A and B10. Natural History of Hepatitis C11. Transplantation for Hepatitis C12. Transplantation for Fulminant Hepatic Failure13. Transplantation for Primary Biliary Cirrhosis14. Transplantation for Sclerosing Cholangitis15. Transplantation for Autoimmune Hepatitis16. Transplantation for Primary Hepatic Malignancy17. Transplantation for Cholangiocarcinoma18. Transplantation for Metastases19. Transplantation for Hematological Disorders20. Transplantation for Budd-Chiari Syndrome21. Transplantation for Alcoholic Liver Disease22. Transplantation for Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis23. Unusual Indications for TransplantationIII: Patient Evaluation: Pediatric24. General Criteria for Transplantation in Children25. Transplantation for Cholestatic Liver Disease in Children26. Transplantation for Biliary Atresia in Children27. Transplantation for Metabolic Disease in Children28. Transplantation for Hepatic Malignancy in ChildrenIV: Special Considerations in Patient Evaluation29. Ethical Decisions in Transplantation30. Psychiatric Assessment of Liver Transplant Candidates31. Pretransplantation Evaluation: Cardiac32. Pretransplantation Evaluation: Renal33. Pretransplantation Evaluation: Infectious Disease34. Role of the Clinical Nurse Coordinator35. Radiological Evaluation in Transplantation36. Monitoring and Care37. Nutritional Aspects of Transplantation in Adults38. Management of Portal Hypertensive Hemorrhage39. Portopulmonary Hypertension and Hepatopulmonary SyndromeV: Operation40. Donor Selection and Management41. Extended Criteria Donors42. Donating After Cardiac Death43. The Donor Operation44. Principles of Liver Preservation45. Recipient Hepatectomy and Grafting46. Anesthesia for Liver TransplantationVI: Split and Living Donor Transplantation47. Imaging Techniques for Partial Grafting48. Living Donor Transplantation in Children49. Living Donor Transplantation: Evaluation and Selection in Adults50. Adult Living Donor Right Hepatectomy and Recipient Operation51. Adult Living Donor Left Hepatectomy and Recipient Operation52. Split Liver Transplantation for Pediatric and Adult Recipients53. Split Liver Transplantation for Two Adult Recipients54. Biliary and Vascular Reconstruction in Living Donor Transplantation55. Small-for-Size Syndrome56. Minimally Invasive Living Donor Hepatectomy57. Dual Grafts for Transplantation58. Outcomes of Living Donor Transplantation: The Western Perspective59. Outcomes of Living Donor Transplantation: The Eastern Perspective60. Ethics of Living Donor TransplantationVII: Unusual Operative Problems61. Arterial Reconstruction Pitfalls62. Portal Vein Thrombosis and Other Venous Anomalies63. Combined Liver-Kidney Transplantation64. Retransplantation65. Clinical Management of Necrotic Liver Before and After Transplantation66. Intestinal and Multivisceral Transplantation67. Transplantation: Situs Inversus and Polysplenia Syndrome68. Auxiliary TransplantationVIII: Postoperative Care69. Postoperative Intensive Care Management in Adults70. Postoperative Intensive Care Management in Children71. Postoperative Management Beyond the Intensive Care Unit: Adults72. Postoperative Care of Pediatric Transplant Recipients73. Transition of Pediatric Patients to Adulthood74. Renal Failure in Adults75. Graft Failure76. Technical Problems: Biliary77. Arterial Complications after Transplantation78. Infections After Transplantation79. Recurrent Hepatitis C After Transplantation80. Late Complications and Recurrence of Disease After Transplantation81.
