Medical Care of the Liver Transplant Patient, 4th Edition

This book builds on the success of previous editions, once again providing hepatologists the most current clinical guide on how to best treat the liver transplant recipient. With an international mix of experienced contributors, this new edition highlights initial indication and selection of the potential recipient, management of the donor organ, post-operative complications in the patient through to acute recovery, long-term follow-up and continued health. This provides the user a complete guide to the correct clinical management of both the recipient and the donor organ through all stages of transplantation.

Περιεχόμενα (συνοπτικά):

Part 1 / Management of the potential transplant recipient ( Management of portal hypertension, Viral hepatitis and transplantation, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Fulminant hepatic failure )

Part 2 / Donor issues and management in the perioperative period ( The transplant operation, Surgical aspects of living-donor transplantation, Coagulation and blood transfusion management, Vascular complications after liver transplantation )

Part 3 / Chronic problems in the transplant recipient ( Prevention and treatment of recurrent HBV and HCV infection, Infections in the liver transplant recipient, Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder and other malignancies after liver transplantation )

Part 4 / Pediatric liver transplantation ( Special considerations in pediatric liver transplantation )

Part 5 / Multiple choice questions & answers