Biopsychosocial Perspectives on Transplantation
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: August 15, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 188
ISBN-13: 9780306466229
Subjects: Clinical psychology; Transplant surgery; Medicine And Psychology; Organ Transplantation; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Personality; Surgery - Plastic & Cosmetic; Terminal Care; Psychology & Psychiatry / Mental Health; General; Surgery - General; Psychological aspects; Social aspects; Transplantation of organs, tis; Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc; Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc
First sentence: Transplantation has become the therapeutic option of choice for most causes of liver or kidney failure; transplantation of the pancreas (with or without a concomitant kidney transplant) has become an acceptable option for the treatment of type I diabetes mellitus (with or without renal failure); transplantation of the lungs has been used successfully to treat emphysema and cystic fibrosis; and transplantation of the heart has become very effective in treating cardiomyopathy and other end-stage cardiac disorders.