Living Donor Organ Transplantation

Job: Gruessner/Benedetti: Living Organ Donor Transplantation back cover copy; 0071455493; 9780071455497 [title] Living Organ Donor Transplantation [authors] Rainer W. Gruessner, MD Enrico Benedetti, MD [headline] A comprehensive, technique-oriented guide to solid organ transplantation Valuable to the seasoned and novice transplant surgeon as well as the multidisciplinary team that tends to both the living donor and the recipient of major organs,Living Organ Donor Transplantationputs the entire discipline in perspective while guiding you step-by-step through the most common organ transplant surgeries. Organized into four cohesive parts and featuring numerous surgical illustrations, this sourcebook delivers an incisive look at every key consideration for general surgeons who perform transplantations, from patient selection to recipient workup and outcomes, and emphasizes the most humanitarian approaches. Features The first A-to-Z, operative-oriented guide to the field of living donor organ transplantation Unparalleled examination of a wide spectrum of solid organ transplantation operations (liver, pancreas, kidney, intestines), with accompanying chapters on the history of the procedure, the donor, the recipient, and cost analysis Skill-building coverage of techniques that explains how to perform the surgery, and ways to ensure adequate post-surgical organ function Chapters on cultural differences, ethical and legal issues, social issues, current financial incentives, and the illegal organ trade Up-to-date survey of the future possibilities of organ transplantation, covering new immunosuppressive protocols, xenotransplantation, gene therapy, organogenesis and therapeutic cloning, and moreGruessner, Rainer W. G. is the author of 'Living Donor Organ Transplantation', published 2007 under ISBN 9780071455497 and ISBN 0071455493.