Kidney & Pancreas Transplantation

Kidney & Pancreas Transplantation is a comprehensive collection of considerations for organ transplantation, starting from candidate evaluation to surgical techniques and complications, and cutting-edge material on robotic surgical techniques.

Divided into 22 sections, comprising 72 chapters, the book clearly illustrates the step-by-step surgical procedures of kidney and pancreas transplantation surgeries. Topics include islet cell transplantation, epigenetics, imaging complications, pathology, dermatologic manifestations, obesity and metabolic syndromes.

The section ‘Operative Techniques: Donor’ offers extensive coverage of live donor nephrectomy, methods for avoiding and managing hazards during live donor nephrectomies and deceased donor procurement.

Kidney & Pancreas Transplantation has a multidisciplinary approach, comprised of contributions from internationally renowned nephrologists. It offers practical guidance and information relevant to a diverse audience of physicians.

Key Points

• Contributions from multidisciplinary experts
• Edited by Professor Molmenti at the LIJ School of Medicine, New York
• 1230 (800 full colour) images, illustrations and tables

Ernesto Pompeo Molmenti MD PhD MBA
Vice Chairman, Department of Surgery, Director, Transplant Program, North Shore-LIJ Health System, Long Island, New York, USA
Professor, Departments of Surgery and Medicine, Hofstra North Shore–LIJ School of Medicine, Long Island, New York, USA