Author : Dilip K Chakravarty
Release : 2010-10-09
Genre : Medical
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 701/5 ( reviews)
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Book Synopsis Liver Transplantation by : Dilip K Chakravarty
Download or read book Liver Transplantation written by Dilip K Chakravarty. This book was released on 2010-10-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major new reference work on Liver Transplantation written by the transplantation team of one of Asia's leading transplant centres with a foreword by Prof. Sir Roy Calne the liver transplantation pioneer and expert in immunosuppressant techniques. The book begins with an overview of transplantation team composition, international donor selection guidelines and donor management and goes on to discuss technique and management of DDLT, LDLT, Pediatric, Split, Domino and ABO-incompatible liver transplantation. Post-transplant management, immuno-suppression, follow-up, short and long-term complications and their outcomes, as well as recent advances in liver transplantation such as stem cell, hepatocyte and xenotransplantation, are also discussed.