Renal Machine Perfusion and Preimplantation Renal Allograft Biopsy Michael J. Goldstein Yuriy Yushkov RENAL MACHINE PERFUSION Definition The process of placing a donated kidney on a machine designed to perfuse…
Standard Deceased Donor Kidney Procurement Christie W. Gooden DEFINITIONS In the case of deceased donor kidney procurements, often the surgeon who will be transplanting the organ is not the surgeon…
Procurement of Pediatric En Bloc Kidneys Christoph Troppmann DEFINITION This chapter describes the recovery of pediatric donor kidneys as a single anatomic unit (i.e., leaving them attached to the donor’s…
9 Pancreas transplantation Murat Akyol Introduction Transplantation of the pancreas is the only treatment currently available that reliably offers long-term insulin independence and normal glucose metabolism for patients with type…
6 Preservation and perfusion of abdominal organs for transplantation John O’Callaghan, Peter Friend and Rutger J. Ploeg Introduction Why is organ preservation necessary? At the dawn of clinical transplantation, organ…
12 Transplant infectious disease Camille Nelson Kotton Introduction and general concepts Immunosuppression makes organ transplantation possible, while increasing the risk of infections, both routine and opportunistic. Understanding how to optimally…
11 Cardiothoracic transplantation Asif Hasan and John H. Dark Introduction The first successful heart transplantation undertaken on December 1967, at least in the public eye, represents a defining moment in…
8 Liver transplantation James J. Pomposelli, Mary Ann Simpson, Caroline J. Simon and Elizabeth A. Pomfret Introduction Liver transplantation has evolved over the past six decades from a risky procedure…
3 Immunology of graft rejection George Tse and Lorna Marson Introduction The study of transplantation has played a pivotal role in defining fundamental immunological phenomena, which in turn have provided…
7 Recent trends in kidney transplantation Gabriel C. Oniscu Introduction The remarkable progress of kidney transplantation over the past five decades has been brought about by surgical refinements, developments in…
