Living donor organ transplantation
By: editor, Rainer W.G. Gruessner ; associate editor, Enrico Benedetti ; color illustrations by Martin E. Finch.
Contributors: Gruessner, Rainer W. G.; Benedetti, E.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Health Professions Division
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 791
ISBN-13: 9780071455497
Subjects: Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc; Donation of organs, tissues, etc; Organ donors; Organ Transplantation -- methods; Informed Consent; Living Donors -- legislation & jurisprudence; Tissue and Organ Procurement; Transplantation Immunology
Description: Puts the entire discipline in perspective while guiding the surgeon step-by-step through the most common organ transplant surgeries. Organized into four cohesive parts and featuring numerous surgical illustrations, this sourcebook delivers an incisive look at every key consideration for general surgeons who perform transplantations, from patient selection to recipient workup and outcomes, and emphasizes the most humanitarian approaches.