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The Seventh Edition of the classic Handbook of Kidney Transplantation, edited by Dr. Gabriel M. Danovitch, offers a concise, readable, practical, and well-illustrated guide to this complex field. Ideal for all those caring for patients with advanced kidney disease and every member of the kidney transplant team from trainees to senior staff. The text has been thoroughly updated and revised and addresses the major concerns surrounding renal transplantation and the most successful current approaches to problems arising in short-term and long-term patient care. Puts kidney transplantation in the context of the options available for patients with advanced kidney disease Provides critical basic knowledge of transplant immunobiology and histocompatibility Outlines the process of both deceased and living organ donation and allocation of organs Provides a holistic view of kidney transplantation, covering not only medical and surgical aspects but also psychiatrics psychosocial, ethical and legal issues, Describes the evaluation of transplant candidates and their short and long-term post-transplant care Contains updated sections on current immunosuppressive medications and protocols and a new chapter describing drugs and protocols in development.

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