Principles of Organ Transplantation

The second edition of an exceptionally detailed text on the principles of the full range of organ transplantation. Extensively revised and updated to bring the latest findings in the sections covering immunosuppression, intestinal transplantation, cellular transplants including both pancreatic islet and neurological transplants, and xenotransplantation. Covers the unifying principles and practice applicable to organ transplantation, and the clinical transplantation of all major and non-vital organs. Over 400 skillfully executed line drawings and their accompanying text offer step-by-step guidelines to the latest technological and surgical advances.