This book provides a comprehensive guide to successful kidney transplantation in the highly
regulated environment of today. It covers the history of kidney transplant to highlight
innovations that have made kidney transplantation so successful as well as the new deceased
donor kidney allocation strategy and postulates what types of changes might occur with this new
policy. The book highlights special areas of nephrology concern in kidney transplantation
especially diseases likely to recur following transplant. It deals with many of the medications
used in kidney transplantation including different commonly used antirejection protocols. It
also provides a complete reference on the various operations involved in kidney
transplantation. The text includes detailed pictures and surgical technique sections on
cadaveric kidney transplantation and living kidney transplantation. It includes information on
living kidney donation surgery with a chapter dedicated to the minimally invasive techniques
that have been popularized in the last fifteen years. Some coverage on open living kidney
donation is presented. Included in this section is discussions of how to handle certain
operative challenges like severe atherosclerosis venous sclerosis and various urinary system
aberrancies. Comprehensive coverage of common surgical complications is presented including
management of urinary strictures urinary leaks lymphoceles vascular problems following
transplant and what steps should be taken when an early kidney transplant biopsy is necessary.
It also covers in detail what is required for maintenance of health after kidney
transplantation including the major risks for graft loss as well as what disease processes
kidney transplant patients are particularly vulnerable to.
