Living related transplantation / editors, Nadey Hakim, Ruben Canelo, Vassilios Papalois.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hakim, Nadey S., 1958-

Canelo, Ruben.

Papalois, Vassilios.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Imperial College Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is designed to highlight recent updates in living related transplants, with chapters by leaders in the different types of transplantation. There are very few texts that tackle living donor liver, lung, pancreas and intestinal transplantation as well as the connected ethical issues. With some color photographs illustrating procedures, this concise book will be a valuable resource for students or professionals interested in developing a global view of the ethics and practice of transplantation.

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; Foreword; 1. Ethical Issues in Living Donor Transplantation Vassilios Papalois and Evangelos Mazaris; 2. Live Kidney Transplantation Nicos Kessaris, Vassilios Papalois, Ruben Canelo and Nadey Hakim; 3. Live-Donor Liver Transplantation in Adults Sheung Tat Fan and Chi Leung Liu; 4. Living Donor Pancreas Transplantation David Sutherland, John Najarian and Rainer Gruessner; 5. Living Donor Small Bowel Transplantation World Experience and Register Enrico Benedetti, Giuliano Testa, Fabrizio Panaro and Nicola Morelli

6. Living Donor Lobar Lung Transplantation Hiroshi Date and Nobuyoshi Shimizu7. Allogeneic Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Eduardo Olavarria; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612760082

9781282760080

1282760084

9781848164987

184816498X

OCLC:

670429506