Transplantation at a glance / / Menna Clatworthy ... [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910820649803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, West Sussex, UK, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012
• ISBN: 1-118-30852-2; 1-118-30854-9; 1-280-77560-2; 9786613685995; 1-118-30853-0
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (106 p.)
• Collana: At a glance
• Classificazione: 494.28
• Altri autori (Persone): ClatworthyMenna
• Disciplina: 617.9/54
• Soggetti: Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc; Internal medicine
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Transplantation at a Glance; Contents; Preface; List of abbreviations; 1: History of transplantation; Organ donors; 2: Diagnosis of death and its physiology; 3: Deceased organ donation; 4: Live donor kidney transplantation; 5: Live donor liver transplantation; Organ preservation; 6: Organ preservation; Immunology of organ transplantation; 7: Innate immunity; 8: Adaptive immunity and antigen presentation; 9: Humoral and cellular immunity; Histocompatibility in transplantation; 10: Tissue typing and HLA matching; 11: Detecting HLA antibodies; 12: Antibody-incompatible transplantation; Organ allocation13: Organ allocation; Immunosuppression; 14: Immunosuppression: induction vs maintenance; 15: Biological agents; 16: T cell-targeted immunosuppression; Complications of immunosuppression; 17: Side effects of immunosuppressive agents; 18: Post-transplant infection; 19: CMV infection; 20: Post-transplant malignancy; Kidney transplantation; 21: End-stage renal failure; 22: Complications of ESRF; 23: Dialysis and its complications; 24: Assessment for kidney transplantion; 25: Kidney transplantation: the operation; 26: Surgical complications of kidney transplantation; 27: Delayed graft function28: Transplant rejection; 29: Chronic renal ; allograft dysfunction; Pancreas and islet transplantation; 30: Transplantation for diabetes mellitus; 31: Pancreas transplantation; 32: Islet transplantation; Liver transplantation; 33: Causes of liver failure; 34: Assessment for liver transplantation; 35: Liver transplantation: the operation; 36: Complications of liver transplantation; Intestinal transplantation; 37: Intestinal failure and assessment; 38: Intestinal transplantation; Heart transplantation; 39: Assessment for heart transplantation; 40: Heart transplantation: the operation41: Complications of heart transplantation; Lung transplantation; 42: Assessment for lung transplantation; 43: Lung transplantation: the operation; 44: Complications of lung transplantation; Composite tissue transplantation; 45: Composite tissue transplantation; Xenotransplantation; 46: Xenotransplantation; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The first basic overview of all aspects of transplantation with a clarity not to be found in more inaccessible textbooks. This brand new title provides a succinct overview of both the scientific and clinical principles of organ transplantation and the types of organ transplant, featuring highly-illustrated information covering core topics in transplantation including: Organ donorsOrgan preservationAssessment of transplant recipientsIndications for transplantationImmunology of transplantationImmunosuppression and it