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Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. A comprehensive, technique-oriented guide to abdominal organ transplantation A Doody's Core Title for 2019! Valuable to the seasoned and novice transplant surgeon as well as the multidisciplinary team that tends to both the living donor and the recipient of abdominal organs, Living Organ Donor Transplantation puts the entire discipline in perspective while guiding you step-by-step through the most common organ transplant surgeries. Organized into four cohesive parts and featuring numerous surgical illustrations, this sourcebook delivers an incisive look at every key consideration for general surgeons who perform transplantations, from patient selection to recipient workup and outcomes, and emphasizes the most humanitarian approaches. Features: The first A-to-Z, operation-oriented guide to the field of living donor organ transplantation Unparalleled examination of a wide spectrum of solid organ transplantation procedures (liver, pancreas, kidney, intestine), with accompanying chapters on the history of the procedure, the donor, the recipient, and cost analysis Skill-building coverage of techniques that explains adequate pretransplant workup and posttransplant care Chapters on cultural differences, ethical and legal issues, social issues, current financial incentives, and the illegal organ trade Up-to-date survey of the future possibilities of organ transplantation, covering new immunosuppressive protocols, xenotransplantation, gene therapy, organogenesis and therapeutic cloning, and more Reflections from pioneers in the field

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This is excellent and comprehensive book on living donor abdominal organ transplantation. The technical as well as ethical aspects are covered...In my field, this book is a very useful reference and rates as one of the top 3 to 4 books that I would use regularly. 3 Stars. --Doody's Review Service Doody's 20081118

This is excellent and comprehensive book on living donor abdominal organ transplantation. The technical as well as ethical aspects are covered...In my field, this book is a very useful reference and rates as one of the top 3 to 4 books that I would use regularly. 3 Stars. --Doody's Review Service Doody's 20081118

""This is excellent and comprehensive book on living donor abdominal organ transplantation. The technical as well as ethical aspects are covered...In my field, this book is a very useful reference and rates as one of the top 3 to 4 books that I would use regularly. 3 Stars.""--Doody's Review Service Doody's 20081118

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Editor: Rainer W.G. Gruessner, MD is Professor and Chairman of Surgery in the Department of Surgery at the University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona. Associate Editor: Enrico Benedetti, MD is Professor and Chairman in the Department of Surgery at the University of Illinois, in Chicago, Illinois.

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