Contents
1 Options for Patients with Advanced Kidney Disease
2 Transplantation Immunobiology
3 Histocompatibility Testing, Crossmatching, Immune Monitoring
4 The Science of Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation
5 Allocation of Deceased Donor Kidneys
6 Immunosuppressive Medications and Protocols for Kidney Transplantation
7 Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
8 Evaluation of Adult Kidney Transplant Candidates
9 The Transplant Operation and Its Surgical Complications
10 Post-transplant: The First 3 Months
11 Post-transplant: Long-term Management and Complications
12 Infections in Kidney Transplantation
13 Kidney Transplantation and Liver Disease
14 Diagnostic Imaging in Kidney Transplantation, and Biopsy Technique
15 Histopathology of Kidney Transplantation
16 Options for the Diabetic Kidney Transplant Candidate
17 Kidney Transplantation in Children
18 Psychiatric Aspects of Kidney Transplantation
19 Organ Transplant Law and Ethics
20 Nutrition in Kidney Transplant Candidates
21 Psychosocial and Financial Aspects of Kidney Transplantation
22 Kidney Transplantation in the Developing World
23 The Declaration of Istanbul on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism
Index