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 donors Organ preservation Assessment of transplant recipients Indications for transplantation Immunology of transplantation Immunosuppression and its complications Overviews of thoracic and abdominal organ transplantation, including the kidneys, liver, heart and lungs Transplantation at a Glance is the ideal introduction for medical students, junior doctors, surgical trainees, immunology students, pharmacists, and nurses on transplant wards.

The first basic overview of all aspects of transplantationwith a clarity not to be found in more inaccessibletextbooks.This brand new title provides a succinct overview of both thescientific and clinical principles of organ transplantation and thetypes of organ transplant, featuring highly-illustrated informationcovering core topics in transplantation including:* Organ donors* Organ preservation* Assessment of transplant recipients* Indications for transplantation* Immunology of transplantation* Immunosuppression and its complications* Overviews of thoracic and abdominal organ transplantationincluding the kidneys, liver, heart and lungsTransplantation at a Glance is the idealintroduction for medical students, junior doctors, surgicaltrainees, immunology students, pharmacists, and nurses ontransplant wards.

Preface 7List of abbreviations 81 History of transplantation 10Organ donors2 Diagnosis of death and its physiology 123 Deceased organ donation 144 Live donor kidney transplantation 165 Live donor liver transplantation 18Organ preservation6 Organ preservation 20Immunology of organ transplantation7 Innate immunity 228 Adaptive immunity and antigen presentation 249 Humoral and cellular immunity 26Histocompatibility in transplantation10 Tissue typing and HLA matching 2811 Detecting HLA antibodies 3012 Antibody-incompatible transplantation 32Organ allocation13 Organ allocation 34Immunosuppression14 Immunosuppression: induction vs maintenance 3615 Biological agents 3716 T cell-targeted immunosuppression 38Complications of immunosuppression17 Side effects of immunosuppressive agents 4018 Post-transplant infection 4219 CMV infection 4420 Post-transplant malignancy 46Kidney transplantation21 End-stage renal failure 4822 Complications of ESRF 5023 Dialysis and its complications 5224 Assessment for kidney transplantion 5425 Kidney transplantation: the operation 5626 Surgical complications of kidney transplantation 5827 Delayed graft function 6028 Transplant rejection 6229 Chronic renal allograft dysfunction 64Pancreas and islet transplantation30 Transplantation for diabetes mellitus 6631 Pancreas transplantation 6832 Islet transplantation 70Liver transplantation33 Causes of liver failure 7234 Assessment for liver transplantation 7435 Liver transplantation: the operation 7636 Complications of liver transplantation 78Intestinal transplantation37 Intestinal failure and assessment 8038 Intestinal transplantation 82Heart transplantation39 Assessment for heart transplantation 8440 Heart transplantation: the operation 8641 Complications of heart transplantation 88Lung transplantation42 Assessment for lung transplantation 9043 Lung transplantation: the operation 9244 Complications of lung transplantation 94Composite tissue transplantation45 Composite tissue transplantation 96Xenotransplantation46 Xenotransplantation 98Index 100