Liver transplantation

• Main Authors: Chakravarty, K. Dilip (Author), Lee, W.C (Author), Jan, Y.Y (Author), Chen, Y.C (Author), Po-Huang, Lee (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New Delhi Jaypee 2010
• Subjects: Liver Transplantation
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• Physical Description: ix, 472 pages illustrations 28 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9788184487701; 8184487703

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