Handbook of kidney transplantation

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Danovitch, Gabriel M. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , c2005
Edition:4th ed
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 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