Transplantation at a Glance (eBook)
112 Seiten
Wiley (Verlag)
978-1-118-30853-0 (ISBN)
The first basic overview of all aspects of transplantation with a clarity not to be found in more inaccessible textbooks.
This brand new title provides a succinct overview of both the scientific and clinical principles of organ transplantation and the types of organ transplant, featuring highly-illustrated information covering core topics in transplantation including:
- Organ donors
- Organ preservation
- Assessment of transplant recipients
- Indications for transplantation
- Immunology of transplantation
- Immunosuppression and its complications
- Overviews of thoracic and abdominal organ transplantation, including the kidneys, liver, heart and lungs
Transplantation at a Glance is the ideal introduction for medical students, junior doctors, surgical trainees, immunology students, pharmacists, and nurses on transplant wards.
Menna Clatworthy is at the University of Cambridge and Addenbrooke's Hospital.
Christopher Watson is at the School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge.
Michael Allison is at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
John Dark is Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Regional Cardiothoracic Centre, The Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne.
The first basic overview of all aspects of transplantation with a clarity not to be found in more inaccessible textbooks. This brand new title provides a succinct overview of both the scientific and clinical principles of organ transplantation and the types of organ transplant, featuring highly-illustrated information covering core topics in transplantation including: Organ donors Organ preservation Assessment of transplant recipients Indications for transplantation Immunology of transplantation Immunosuppression and its complications Overviews of thoracic and abdominal organ transplantation, including the kidneys, liver, heart and lungs Transplantation at a Glance is the ideal introduction for medical students, junior doctors, surgical trainees, immunology students, pharmacists, and nurses on transplant wards.
Transplantation at a Glance 5
Contents 7
Preface 9
List of abbreviations 10
1: History of transplantation 12
Organ donors 14
2: Diagnosis of death and its physiology 14
3: Deceased organ donation 16
4: Live donor kidney transplantation 18
5: Live donor liver transplantation 20
Organ preservation 22
6: Organ preservation 22
Immunology of organ transplantation 24
7: Innate immunity 24
8: Adaptive immunity and antigen presentation 26
9: Humoral and cellular immunity 28
Histocompatibility in transplantation 30
10: Tissue typing and HLA matching 30
11: Detecting HLA antibodies 32
12: Antibody-incompatible transplantation 34
Organ allocation 36
13: Organ allocation 36
Immunosuppression 38
14: Immunosuppression: induction vs maintenance 38
15: Biological agents 39
16: T cell-targeted immunosuppression 40
Complications of immunosuppression 42
17: Side effects of immunosuppressive agents 42
18: Post-transplant infection 44
19: CMV infection 46
20: Post-transplant malignancy 48
Kidney transplantation 50
21: End-stage renal failure 50
22: Complications of ESRF 52
23: Dialysis and its complications 54
24: Assessment for kidney transplantion 56
25: Kidney transplantation: the operation 58
26: Surgical complications of kidney transplantation 60
27: Delayed graft function 62
28: Transplant rejection 64
29: Chronic renal allograft dysfunction 66
Pancreas and islet transplantation 68
30: Transplantation for diabetes mellitus 68
31: Pancreas transplantation 70
32: Islet transplantation 72
Liver transplantation 74
33: Causes of liver failure 74
34: Assessment for liver transplantation 76
35: Liver transplantation: the operation 78
36: Complications of liver transplantation 80
Intestinal transplantation 82
37: Intestinal failure and assessment 82
38: Intestinal transplantation 84
Heart transplantation 86
39: Assessment for heart transplantation 86
40: Heart transplantation: the operation 88
41: Complications of heart transplantation 90
Lung transplantation 92
42: Assessment for lung transplantation 92
43: Lung transplantation: the operation 94
44: Complications of lung transplantation 96
Composite tissue transplantation 98
45: Composite tissue transplantation 98
Xenotransplantation 100
46: Xenotransplantation 100
Index 102
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 12.6.2012 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Chirurgie |
| ISBN-10 | 1-118-30853-0 / 1118308530 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-118-30853-0 / 9781118308530 |
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