ABDOMINAL ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION State of the Art

Author: Nizam Mamode, Raja Kandaswamy
Affiliation: Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Date: 2013
ISBN 10: 1444334328
ISBN 13: 9781444334326
eISBN: 9781118483688
Edition: 1st
Affiliation: Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Date: 2013
ISBN 10: 1444334328
ISBN 13: 9781444334326
eISBN: 9781118483688
Edition: 1st
Description:
This book summarizes the latest developments in key areas of the fast moving field of abdominal organ transplantation. It covers such vital topics as living donation (both renal and liver), laparoscopic and robotic techniques, islet and pancreas transplantation, non-heart beating transplantation, blood group incompatible and highly sensitized transplantation, high risk transplants, tolerance, stem cell therapy and novel immunosuppressive techniques. Each chapter offers an overview of the available evidence by a world renowned expert, written in an accessible, easy-to-read manner.
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