Overview

Updated to reflect today's practice guidelines, the new edition of this comprehensive text remains the definitive resource on all aspects of renal transplantation, including immunological, pathological, psychological and ethical considerations. It examines evaluation, management, and procurement of living and deceased donor kidneys, the selection of suitable recipients, interpretation of graft dysfunction, and expected survival based upon a large database of information.There are comprehensive chapters on pediatric renal transplantation and on renal transplantation in the developing world. Extensive tables and figures and comprehensive lists of references with each chapter enhance its value to the transplant team. A multidisciplinary approach from internationally renowned contributors from around the world-many new to this edition-offers practice-applicable guidance for all members of the transplant team, with coverage encompassing applied science, clinical information, and surgical procedures. This 6th edition remains the balanced reference you need to stay apprised of issues important to successful kidney transplantation.

Full Product Details

Author:   Peter J. Morris ,  Stuart J. Knechtle
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Imprint:   Saunders
Edition:   6th Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.10cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 27.60cm
Weight:   2.028kg
ISBN:  

9781416033431

ISBN 10:   1416033432
Pages:   872
Publication Date:   01 May 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9781455740963
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Kidney Transplantation: A History, David Hamilton 2. Immunology of Graft Rejection, Margaret Dallman 3. Non-Transplant Modalities of Kidney Replacement Therapy, Lisa Nanovic and Bryan Becker 4. The Recipient of a Renal Transplant, Jeremy Chapman 5. Access for Renal Replacement Therapy, Mike Nicholson 6. Brain Death and Donor Management, Kenneth Wood 7. Medical Evaluation of the Living Donor, Dicken S. C. Ko and Frank Delmonico 8. Donor Nephrectomy A. Open Nephrectomy, Benedict Cosimi B. Laparoscopic Live Donor Nephrectomy, Christopher Simpkins and Robert Montgomery 9. Renal Preservation, Henri Leuvenink and Rutger Ploeg 10. Histocompatibility in Renal Transplantation, Sue Fuggle, Craig Taylor 11.Surgical Techniques of Renal Transplantation, John Barry, Peter Morris 12. Transplantation and the Abnormal Bladder, Julie Franc-Guimond and Ricardo Gonzalez 13. Anaesthesia for Patients Undergoing Renal Transplantation, John Sear and Oliver Dyar 14. Early Course of the Patient with a Kidney Transplantation, John Pirsch, Stuart Knechtle 15. Azathioprine and Steroids, Simon Knight and Peter Morris 16. Cyclosporine, Neil Russell, Simon Knight, and Peter Morris 17. Tacrolimus in Renal Transplantation, Amit Basu and Ron Shapiro 18. Mycophenolate mofetil, Barry Kahan 19. mTOR Inhibitors: Sirolimus and Everolimus, Christopher Watson and John Andrew Bradley 20. Antibodies and Fusion Proteins, Allan Kirk 21. Other Forms of Immunosuppression, B. Sprangers, E. van Etten, Mark Waer, Mathieu Chantal, Jacques Pirenne 22. Transplantation in the Sensitized Recipient and across the ABO Blood Groups, Mark Stegall and James Gloor 23. Approaches to the Induction of Tolerance, Satish Nadig, Gregor Warnecke, and Kathryn Wood 24. Pathology of Kidney Transplantation, Robert Colvin and Shamila Mauiyyedi 25. Chronic Allograft Nephropathy, Brian Nankivell 26. Vascular Complications After Kidney Transplantation, Richard Allen 27. Urological Complications After Kidney Transplantation, David Cranston, Daniel Shoskes 28. Cardiovascular Complications After Renal Transplantation, Bert Kasiske and Ajay Israni 29. Infection in Renal Transplant Recipient, Jay Fishman John Davis 30. Liver Disease Among Renal Transplant Recipients, Adnan Said, Nasia Safdar, Jennifer Wells, and Michael Lucey 31. Neurological Complications After Renal Transplantation, Andria Ford, Katie Vo, and Jin-Moo Lee 32. Nonmalignant and Malignant Skin Lesions in Renal Transplant Patients, Vanessa Venning, and Fenella Wojnarowska, Christine Bordea, Aoife Lally 33. Cancer in Dialysis and Transplant Patients, John Thompson and Paula Mohacsi 34. Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation for Diabetic Neuropathy, Takashi Kobayashi, David Sutherland, Angelika Gruessner, and Rainer Gruessner 35. Kidney Transplantation in Children, Robert Ettenger, Minnie Sarwal, Pornpimol Rianthavorn 36. Renal Transplantation in Developing Countries, Rafique Moosa 37. Results of Renal Transplantation, Peter Morris, Stuart Knechtle 38. Psychological Aspects of Kidney Transplantation and Organ Donation, Patricia Franklin 39. Ethics in Transplantation: Allotransplantation and Xenotransplantation, Abdallah Daar, Linda Wright, and Michael Campbell

Reviews

?The layout...makes the material easily accessible, and the quality of the illustrations is superb. It...covers every conceivable aspect of renal transplantation. An excellent reference source...An inevitable part of the transplantation section in every library.?-Archives of Surgery, review of the previous edition This latest edition of Kidney Transplantation is a magnificent achievement. Transplant physicians, surgeons, and nephrologists who study this book - whether they are fellows, residents, or junior or senior faculty members - will be rewarded. The New England Journal of Medicine, January 22, 2009

The layout...makes the material easily accessible, and the quality of the illustrations is superb. It...covers every conceivable aspect of renal transplantation. An excellent reference source...An inevitable part of the transplantation section in every library. -Archives of Surgery, review of the previous edition <p>This latest edition of Kidney Transplantation is a magnificent achievement. Transplant physicians, surgeons, and nephrologists who study this book - whether they are fellows, residents, or junior or senior faculty members - will be rewarded. <br> The New England Journal of Medicine, January 22, 2009

The layout...makes the material easily accessible, and the quality of the illustrations is superb. It...covers every conceivable aspect of renal transplantation. An excellent reference source...An inevitable part of the transplantation section in every library. -Archives of Surgery, review of the previous edition

Author Information

Stuart Knechtle, M.D. is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Surgery and Executive Director of the Duke Transplant Center. He trained in surgery at Duke and in transplant surgery at the University of Wisconsin, Madison where he was appointed as the first Ray D. Owen Professor of Transplantation. He moved to Emory University in 2008 as the Carlos and Marguerite Mason Professor of Liver Transplantation. In 2015 he returned to Duke to establish the Duke Transplant Center and serve as its Executive Director. He holds the William R. Kenan, Jr. Chair in Surgery at Duke. His clinical practice includes kidney, pancreas, and liver transplantation. He directs translational research in transplant immunology and currently serves as Principal Investigator of two NIH-funded clinical trials addressing the challenges of antibody-mediated injury of kidney transplants. He has published over 400 peer reviewed papers, over 60 book chapters, edited four textbooks, and serves on several editorial boards including Annals of Surgery.

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