Updated to reflect today’s practice guidelines, the new edition of this comprehensive text remains the definitive resource on all aspects of renal transplantation, including immunological, pathological, psychological and ethical considerations. It examines evaluation, management, and procurement of living and deceased donor kidneys, the selection of suitable recipients, interpretation of graft dysfunction, and expected survival based upon a large database of information. There are comprehensive chapters on pediatric renal transplantation and on renal transplantation in the developing world. Extensive tables and figures and comprehensive lists of references with each chapter enhance its value to the transplant team. A multidisciplinary approach from internationally renowned contributors from around the world—many new to this edition—offers practice-applicable guidance for all members of the transplant team, with coverage encompassing applied science, clinical information, and surgical p

这一综合性教科书的新版本进行了更新以反映现今的临床实践指南，其仍旧关于肾脏移植各个方面，包括免疫学，病理学，心理和伦理学方面的考虑，的权威资料。本书阐述了活体和遗体捐献肾脏的评估，治疗和获取，合适受体的选择，移植物功能障碍的理解，和基于一个大型数据库的信息预测生存期。本书有关于儿童肾脏移植和发展中国家肾脏移植的章节。大量的表格和图表以及每一章节参考资料的详细列表提高了其对于移植团队的价值。由来自全世界的国际知名撰稿人提出的多学科方法——就这一版本来说很多都是新的——为肾脏移植团队的每个成员都提供了实用的操作指导，涵盖了应用科学，临床信息和外科等。

”The layout...makes the material easily accessible, and the quality of the illustrations is superb. It...covers every conceivable aspect of renal transplantation. An excellent reference source...An inevitable part of the transplantation section in every library.”—Archives of Surgery, review of the previous edition

* Provides a comprehensive description of surgical techniques, immunosuppressive methods, outcomes, risks, and medical considerations related to kidney transplantation, both in adults and children, in one convenient reference. * Presents more than 335 superb illustrations—50 in full color—that demonstrate key concepts and nuances of techniques. * Features a multidisciplinary approach from contributors from around the world—many new to this edition—offers practice-applicable guidance for all members of the transplant team, with coverage encompassing applied science, clinical information, and surgical procedures. * Offers evidence-based decision making advice in renal transplantation—supported by a wealth of data in chapters written by internationally recognized experts—to help you make the most informed clinical decisions.

* Offers new tables and figures as well as revised and updated chapters that report new data and present current practice guidelines. * Features a new chapter on transplantation in the sensitized patient to assist you with transplant cases that present unique challenges. * Describes the latest preclinical and clinical immunosuppressive strategies, to help you see the link between clinical issues and the basic sciences. * Offers tissue typing methodology updates, equipping you with the newest methods of assessing immune responses to the kidney. * Features a new chapter on chronic allograft nephropathy.