Title: Organ transplants : a patient's guide /
Authors: Pizer, Hank.; Massachusetts General Hospital.
Publisher: Harvard University Press,
Year: 1991
Subjects: Organ Transplantation; Tissue and Organ Procurement; Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. Popular works.; Patient education.
Abstract: The replacement of a diseased organ by a healthy one is a medical dream that has become a reality for thousands of men and women, boys and girls. Once considered experimental and highly risky, transplantation is today a successful therapy for disorders affecting the heart, liver, kidneys, pancreas, eyes, ears, and bone marrow. Combining the most advanced techniques in surgery, immunology, infectious diseases, cardiology, nephrology, psychiatry, and nursing, organ.
Contents: The donor organ network -- The immune barrier -- Immunosuppression -- Infection -- Adjusting -- Children -- Heart and lung transplantation -- Bone marrow transplantation -- Living with a transplant.