Edited by Stuart J. Knechtle, MD, FACS and Lorna P. Marson, MD, FRSE
A must-have resource for all members of the transplant team, Kidney Transplantation: Principles and Practice, 9th Edition, provides comprehensive, up-to-date information on every aspect of this complex field. Drs. Stuart J. Knechtle and Lorna P. Mars
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A must-have resource for all members of the transplant team, Kidney Transplantation: Principles and Practice, 9th Edition, provides comprehensive, up-to-date information on every aspect of this complex field. Drs. Stuart J. Knechtle and Lorna P. Marson, along with a global team of internationally renowned surgeons and nephrologists, offer balanced coverage of both surgical techniques and medical considerations related to kidney transplantation. With updates from cover to cover, this core reference delivers the practical guidance you need to achieve optimal outcomes in both adults and children.
A must-have resource for all members of the transplant team, Kidney Transplantation: Principles and Practice, 9th Edition, provides comprehensive, up-to-date information on every aspect of this complex field. Drs. Stuart J. Knechtle and Lorna P. Marson, along with a global team of internationally renowned surgeons and nephrologists, offer balanced coverage of both surgical techniques and medical considerations related to kidney transplantation. With updates from cover to cover, this core reference delivers the practical guidance you need to achieve optimal outcomes in both adults and children.
Key Features
Offers state-of-the-art coverage of all areas of kidney transplantation such as preservation of kidneys; mechanisms of rejection and the induction of tolerance; techniques of laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy; and immunosuppression
Contains up-to-date outcomes data and analysis of the evidence supporting current practice in the field
Includes new chapters on xenotransplantation and COVID-19 in renal transplantation
Adds new information on normothermic regional perfusion to the discussion of DCD organ donation and ethics of transplantation, and new information on iBox (the first universal algorithm for predicting the risk of kidney transplant loss) to the biomarkers section
Provides relevant, up-to-date information on kidney transplant for all members of the transplant team, with practical information on applied science, clinical information, and surgical procedures
Features intraoperative videos and hundreds of superb illustrations to help readers visualize key concepts and nuances of renal transplantation
Covers each major immunosuppressive drug in individual chapters, and provides a reference list of all randomized trials for convenient access to critical information
An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date
Author Information
Edited by Stuart J. Knechtle, MD, FACS, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Surgery; Executive Director, Duke Transplant Center; Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina; Lorna P. Marson, MD, FRSE, Professor of Transplant Surgery, University of Edinburgh and Honorary Consultant Transplant Surgeon, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Edited by Stuart J. Knechtle, MD, FACS, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Surgery; Executive Director, Duke Transplant Center; Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina; Lorna P. Marson, MD, FRSE, Professor of Transplant Surgery, University of Edinburgh and Honorary Consultant Transplant Surgeon, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
1 Kidney Transplantation: A History 2 The Immunology of Transplantation 3 Chronic Kidney Failure: Renal Replacement Therapy 4 The Recipient of a Renal Transplant 5 Access for Renal Replacement Therapy 6 Brain Death and Cardiac Death: Donor Criteria and Care of Deceased Donor 7 Medical Evaluation of the Living Donor 8 Donor Nephrectomy 9 Kidney Preservation 10 Histocompatability in Kidney Transplantation 11 Surgical Techniques of Kidney Transplantation 12 Urological Complications After Kidney Transplant and Transplantation Into an Abnormal Bladder 13 Perioperative Care of Patients Undergoing Kidney Transplantation 14 Early Course of the Patient With a Kidney Transplant 15 Azathioprine and Mycophenolates 16 Steroids 17 Calcineurin Inhibitors 18 mTOR Inhibitors: Sirolimus and Everolimus 19 Antilymphocyte Globulin, Monoclonal Antibodies, and Fusion Proteins 20 Other Forms of Immunosuppression 21 Approaches to the Induction of Tolerance 22 Transplantation in the Sensitized Recipient and Across ABO Blood Groups 23 Paired Exchange Programs for Living Donors, 24 Kidney Allocation 25 Pathology of Kidney Transplantation 26 Biomarkers for Posttransplant Allograft Monitoring 27 Chronic Allograft Failure 28 Vascular and Lymphatic Complications After Kidney Transplantation 29 Cardiovascular Disease in Renal Transplantation 30 Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients 31 Transplantation in a Pandemic: Lessons Learned From COVID-19 32 Liver Disease Among Renal Transplant Recipients 33 Neurological Complications After Kidney Transplantation 34 Cutaneous Disease in Kidney Transplantation Patients 35 Cancer in Kidney Failure and Kidney Transplantation 36 Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation for Diabetic Nephropathy 37 Kidney Transplantation in Children 38 Advancing Kidney Transplantation in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Challenges and Strategies 39 Results of Kidney Transplantation 40 Psychosocial Aspects of Kidney Transplantation and Living Kidney Donation 41 Ethical and Legal Aspects of Kidney Donation, 42 Xenotransplantation 43 Evidence in Transplantation
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