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Handbook of kidney transplantation / edited by Gabriel M. Danovitch. - 4th edition - Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2005. - xiv, 542 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of content
1. Options for patients with kidney failure
2. Transplantation immunobiology
3. Histocompatibility testing, cross-matching, and allocation of kidney transplants
4. Immunosuppressive medications and protocols for kidney transplantation
5. Medical and surgical aspects of kidney donation
6. Evaluation and preparation of renal transplant candidates
7. The transplant operation and its surgical complications
8. The first three posttransplant months
9. Long-term posttransplant management and complications
10. Infections in kidney transplantation
11. Kidney transplantation and liver disease
12. Diagnostic imaging in kidney transplantation
13. Pathology of kidney transplantation
14. Kidney and pancreas transplantation in diabetic patients
15. Kidney transplantation in children
16. Psychiatric aspects of kidney transplantation
17. Ethical and legal issues surrounding kidney transplantation
18. Nutrition in the kidney transplant recipient
19. Psychosocial and financial aspects of transplantation


ISBN: 0781753228

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Kidneys--Transplantation--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Kidney Transplantation.

Dewey Class. No.: WJ 368 H236 2005