Handbook of kidney transplantation - Danovitch, Gabriel M. (Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005)
1. Options for patients with kidney failure -- 2. Transplantation immunobiology -- 3. Histocompatibility testing, cross-matching, and allocation of kidney transplants -- 4. Immunosuppressive medications and protocols for kidney transplantation -- 5. Medical and surgical aspects of kidney donation -- 6. Evaluation and preparation of renal transplant candidates -- 7. The transplant operation and its surgical complications -- 8. The first three posttransplant months -- 9. Long-term posttransplant management and complications -- 10. Infections in kidney transplantation -- 11. Kidney transplantation and liver disease -- 12. Diagnostic imaging in kidney transplantation -- 13. Pathology of kidney transplantation -- 14. Kidney and pancreas transplantation in diabetic patients -- 15. Kidney transplantation in children -- 16. Psychiatric aspects of kidney transplantation -- 17. Ethical and legal issues surrounding kidney transplantation -- 18. Nutrition in the kidney transplant recipient -- 19. Psychosocial and financial aspects of transplantation
Includes bibliographical references and index
Keywords: Kidneys -- Transplantation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Kidney Transplantation