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Offering practical guidance for all members of the transplant team, Kidney Transplantation, Principles and Practice, 8th Edition, provides the balanced, up-to-date information you need to achieve optimal outcomes for your patients. A global team of internationally renowned surgeons and nephrologists, many new to this edition, offers fresh perspectives on everything from applied science and surgical techniques to immunosuppressive methods, outcomes, risks, and medical considerations related to kidney transplantation, in both adults and children. Offers 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. Contains up-to-date outcomes data and analysis of the evidence supporting current practice in the field. Includes new information on desensitization and considerable new data on the clinical use of costimulation blockade. Keeps you current with new chapters on kidney allocation policy that reflects the ethical and societal values of different countries and populations; and biomarkers of kidney injury and rejection, including the need for better monitoring tools to guide therapy and patient management. Covers hot topics such as management of chronic allograft failure, the sensitized patient and antibody-mediated rejection, and paired exchange principles. Features hundreds of superb illustrations to help you visualize key concepts and nuances of renal transplantation. Provides dynamic visual guidance with new real-time video coverage of ultrasound-guided pancreas allograft biopsy; a new animation of calcineurin inhibitor mechanism of action animation; and videos 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, laparoendoscopic single site (LESS) donor nephrectomy, and more. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase, which allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices

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Author:   Stuart J. Knechtle ,  Lorna P. Marson, MB BS FRCS MD ,  Peter J Morris, MD, PhD, FRS, FRCS
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Imprint:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Edition:   8th Revised edition
ISBN:  

9780323531863

ISBN 10:   0323531865
Pages:   752
Publication Date:   11 November 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Kidney Transplantation - Principles and Practice, 8e 1. Kidney Transplant: A History 2. The Immunology of Transplantation 3. Chronic Kidney Failure: Renal Replacement Therapy 4. The Recipient of A Renal Transplant 5. Access for Renal Replacement Therapy 6. Brain Death and Cardiac Death: Donor Criteria and Care of Deceased Donor 7. Medical Evaluation of the Living Donor 8. Donor Nephrectomy 9. Kidney Preservation 10. Histocompatability in Kidney Transplantation 11. Surgical Techniques of Kidney Transplantation 12. Transplantation and the Abnormal Bladder 13. Perioperative Care of Patients Undergoing Kidney Transplantation 14. Early Course of the Patient with a Kidney Transplant 15. Azathioprine and Mycophenolates 16. Steroids 17. Calcineurin Inhibitors 18. mTor Inhibitors: Sirolimus & Everolimus 19. Antilymphocyte Globulin, Monoclonal Antibodies, and Fusion Proteins 20. Other Forms of Immunosuppression 21. Approaches to the Induction of Tolerance 22. Transplantation in the Sensitized Recipient & Across ABO Blood Groups 23. Paired Exchange Programs for Living Donors 24. Kidney allocation 25. Pathology of Kidney Transplantation 26. Biomarkers in Kidney Injury and Rejection 27. Chronic Allograft Failure 28. Vascular and Lymphatic Complications after Kidney Transplantation 29. Urological Complications after Kidney Transplantation 30. Cardiovascular Disease in Renal Transplantation 31. Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients 32. Liver Disease among Renal Transplant Recipients 33. Neurological Complications after Kidney Transplantation 34. Cutaneous Disease in Kidney Transplantation Patients 35. Cancer in Dialysis and Transplant Patients 36. Pancreas & Kidney Transplantation for Diabetic Nephropathy 37. Kidney Transplantation in Children 38. Kidney Transplantation in Developing Countries 39. Results of Renal Transplantation 40. Psychological Aspects of Kidney Transplantation and Living Kidney Donation 41. Ethical and Legal Aspects of Kidney Donation 42. Evidence in Transplantation

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This is a premier resource for kidney transplantation. Written and edited by experts in the field, the book is clinically accurate, relevant, and updated. -Kelly M. Collins, MD (Henry Ford Hospital) Doody's Review Service

This is a premier resource for kidney transplantation. Written and edited by experts in the field, the book is clinically accurate, relevant, and updated. -Kelly M. Collins, MD (Henry Ford Hospital) Doody's Review Service

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