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Renal transplantation

[edited by] Ron Shapiro, Richard L. Simmons, Thomas E. Starzl

Appleton & Lange, c1997

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Description

This study describes the principles and practice of kidney transplantation, providing details on: implantation technique, non-immunologic monitoring, HLA matching, the mechanisms of action of immunosuppressive agents, and the clinical aspects of both conventional and new immunologic agents.

Table of Contents

  • Outcome after renal transplantation
  • history of renal transplantation
  • evaluation of the potential renal allograft recipient
  • cadaveric and living donation
  • anaesthetic management in kidney transplantation
  • the transplant procedure
  • postoperative management of the renal transplant recipient
  • immunosuppression
  • chimerism after whole organ transplantation - an explanation of renal and other organ acceptance
  • clinical aspects of renal transplantation pathology
  • complications
  • allograft nephrectomy
  • radiographic evaluation of the renal transplant patient
  • renal transplantation in infants and children
  • concomitant or sequential renal transplantation with other organs - renal and pancreatic transplantation - renal and pancreatic islet cell transplantation
  • pregnancy after renal transplantation
  • xenograft renal transplantation
  • speculation about the future.

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