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With meticulous updates throughout, Kidney Transplantation remains your definitive medical resource for state-of-the-art answers on every aspect of renal transplantation. A multidisciplinary approach from internationally renowned nephrologists from around the world offers practice-applicable guidance for all members of the transplant team. With coverage encompassing applied science, surgical techniques, immunosuppressive methods, outcomes, risks, and medical considerations related to kidney transplantation, both in adults and children, you'll have the balanced information you need to achieve the best possible outcomes. Visualize key concepts and discern nuances of renal transplantation techniques through more than 335 superb illustrations. Access the fully searchable text online anywhere, anytime with Expert Consult online access.
Front Cover ; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; VIDEO TABLE OF CONTENTS; PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION; PREFACE TO THE SEVENTH EDITION; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; CHAPTER 1: KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION: A HISTORY; EARLY EXPERIMENTS; HUMAN KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS; THE MIDDLE YEARS; POST WORLD WAR II; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION AND THE MODERN ERA; CHEMICAL IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; A TIME OF OPTIMISM; TISSUE TYPING; THE 1970s PLATEAU; WAITING FOR XENOGRAFTS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 2: IMMUNOLOGY OF GRAFT REJECTION; INITIATION OF ALLOIMMUNITY BY THE INNATE IMMUNE SYSTEM.
The Trauma of TransplantationInnate Immunity; Receptors of the Innate Immune System; Cells at the Intersection of Innate and Adaptive Immunity; Complement; STIMULATION OF ADAPTIVE ALLOIMMUNITY; Antigens That Stimulate Graft Rejection; Major Histocompatibility Antigens; MHC Antigens in Experimental Models of Transplantation; Non-Classical MHC Antigens; Minor Histocompatibility Antigens; Donor Dendritic Cells and Direct Antigen Presentation; Direct Antigen Presentation (Figure 2-5 A); Indirect Antigen Presentation (Figure 2-5 B); Semidirect Antigen Presentation (Figure 2-5 C).
Activation and Types of Dendritic CellACTIVATION OF CELLULAR IMMUNITY; Location of T-Cell Activation; Immune Synapse; T-Cell Receptor Signals; Second or Costimulatory Signals; CD28-B7 Interaction; Other Costimulatory Molecules; The Generation of Effector Immunity and Cytokine Production; T-Regulatory Cells; MECHANISMS OF GRAFT INJURY; Migration of Activated Cells into the Graft; Cell-Cell Interactions; Chemokines; Mechanisms of Cytotoxicity; Specificity of Cellular Immune Responses in Rejection; Cytotoxic T-Cell Responses; Alloantibody and Alloantigen-Specific B cells; Natural Killer Cells.
Macrophages and Delayed-Type Hypersensitivity ReactionsCytokines; Eosinophils; Target Cells of Destructive Immunity; Chronic Rejection; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 3: CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE: RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; INTRODUCTION; DEFINITION AND TIMING REFERRAL; PREVALENCE AND INCIDENCE; ETIOLOGY; TREATMENT OF CKD5; Dialysis; General Aspects; Hypertension and Fluid and Electrolyte Balance; Hematopoiesis and Immunity; Calcium, Phosphate, and the Skeleton; Nutrition and Metabolism; Hemostasis; Skin; Neurological and Musculoskeletal Manifestations; Endocrine Abnormalities.
Psychological ProblemsInitiation of Dialysis; Hemodialysis; Complications; Peritoneal Dialysis; Dialysis Adequacy; Dialysis Transport; Automated Peritoneal Dialysis; Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis; Practical Considerations; Indications for and Advantages of Peritoneal Dialysis; Posttransplantation; Complications; Loss of Ultrafiltration; Peritonitis; Exit Site and Tunnel Infection; Anatomical Complications; Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis; Metabolic Complications; CHOICE AND PLANNING FOR THE INDIVIDUAL PATIENT; DIALYSIS POSTTRANSPLANT; Hemodialysis.
Previous edition: London: Saunders Elsevier, 2008.
Includes bibliographical references and index.