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Author:   Nadey S. Hakim (, Consultant in General Surgery, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK) ,  Robert J. Stratta (, Professor of Surgery, Director of Transplantation, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, USA) ,  Derek Gray (, Professor of Experimental Surgery, Nuffield Department of Surgery, University of Oxford, UK) ,  Peter Friend (, Consultant in General Surgery, Nuffield Department of Surgery, University of Oxford, UK)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.60cm , Height: 3.50cm , Length: 24.90cm
Weight:   1.098kg
ISBN:  

9780199565863

ISBN 10:   0199565864
Pages:   544
Publication Date:   26 August 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1: The history of pancreas transplantation 2: The nature of the problem: why do we need pancreatic transplantation? 3: Experimental models in whole organ pancreatic transplantation 4: Indications, patient evaluation and selection 5: Donor management and selection in pancreas transplantation 6: Procurement and benchwork preparation of the pancreatic graft 7: Pancreas preservation 8: Surgical techniques of pancreas transplantation 9: Immunosuppression for pancreas transplantation 10: Pancreatic rejection: histology, diagnosis and treatment 11: Surgical complications of pancreas transplantation 12: Medical and urological complications of pancreas and kidney/ pancreas transplantation 13: Post-transplant glucose intolerance 14: Long term metabolic and other consequences of pancreas and islet transplantation 15: Quality issues in pancreas transplantation 16: Pancreas transplantation using living donors 17: Pancreas transplant outcomes for United States (US) cases as reported to the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) and the International Pancreas Transplant Registry (IPTR) 18: Insulin Gene Therapy 19: A historical view for the development of cellular and islet transplantation 20: Fetal and neonatal pancreatic tissue transplantation 21: Experimental approaches to the prevention of islet rejection 22: Suitable donor selection, techniques of islet isolation and purification for human islet allograft transplantation 23: Outcomes and clinical effectiveness of islet transplantation 24: Islet auto-transplantation 25: Approaches to immunological tolerance and potential application in pancreatic islet transplantation 26: History of pancreatic stem cell transplantation and alternative islet sources 27: Stem cell therapy for the treatment of diabetes 28: Future challenges in Beta cell replacement therapies 29: Beta cell regenearation in the post-natal pancreas 30: Gene and stem cell therapy for diabetes

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