Core Concepts in Renal Transplantation

by Chandraker, Anil; Sayegh, Mohamed H.; Singh, Ajay K.

• ISBN13: 9781461400073
• ISBN10: 1461400074
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-12-02
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

In 1954, at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Dr. Joseph E. Murray and Dr. J. Hartwell Harrison performed the world's first successful renal transplant between genetically identical patients, for which Dr. Murray received the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1990. This pioneering achievement has been the basis for the widespread adoption of kidney transplantation as the preferred treatment for patients with end stage renal disease. A successful kidney transplant offers enhanced quality and duration of life and is more effective both medically and economically than chronic dialysis therapy. Currently in the United States, more than 100,000 persons are living with a functioning kidney transplant. This volume is authored by renal transplant specialists from the Brigham and Women's Hospital.This is a clinically-focused authoritative guide to the management of renal transplantation. There are chapters on evaluation, medical and surgical management, procurement of living and deceased donor kidneys, the selection of suitable recipients, interpretation of graft dysfunction, and de novo and recurrent disease. With a focus on management, this book provides a useful guide for the busy practitioner.