A comprehensive, technique-oriented guide to solid organ transplantation. Valuable to the seasoned and novice transplant surgeon as well as the multidisciplinary team that tends to both the living donor and the recipient, this resource puts the entire discipline in perspective while providing step-by-step instructions through the most common organ transplant surgeries. Organized into four cohesive parts and featuring numerous surgical illustrations, this e-book delivers an incisive look at every key consideration for general surgeons who perform transplantations.

Features:

• The first A-to-Z, operative-oriented guide to the field of living donor organ transplantation
• Unparalleled examination of a wide spectrum of solid organ transplantation operations
• Skill-building coverage of techniques that explains how to perform the surgery, and ways to ensure adequate post-surgical organ function
• Chapters on cultural differences, ethical and legal issues, social issues, current financial incentives and the illegal organ trade

Rainer W. Gruessner, MD
Professor and Chairman of Surgery
University of Arizona
Department of Surgery
Tucsan, Arizona

Enrico Benedetti, MD
Professor
Department of Transplant Surgery
University of Illinois
Chicago, Illinois