Textbook of Liver Transplantation: A Multidisciplinary Approach

This textbook covers the management problems involved in liver transplantation, including acute and chronic liver disease, pediatric liver transplantation, and the psychosocial aspects. It also outlines the potential offered by donors after cardiac death, cell therapies, and organogenesis. The multidisciplinary approach is maintained in the selection of authors, making it a valuable tool for fellows, trainees, and specialists.

Format: Hardback
Length: 785 pages
Publication date: 02 March 2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Liver transplantation is a complex and multifaceted procedure that necessitates the expertise of a diverse team of healthcare professionals, including hepatologists, surgeons, pathologists, psychologists, professional educators, nurses, and, in the case of young patients, pediatricians and development experts. This comprehensive textbook offers a comprehensive overview of the management challenges associated with liver transplantation for acute and chronic liver disease, pediatric liver transplantation, and the psychosocial aspects of liver transplantation. In addition, a concluding chapter highlights the promising developments and future prospects in liver transplantation, encompassing the potential offered by donors after cardiac death, cell therapies, and organogenesis.

The multidisciplinary approach is maintained throughout the selection of authors, all of whom are actively engaged in the various disciplines involved in liver transplantation. This approach, coupled with its detailed and pedagogical descriptions of all phases of liver transplantation for chronic and acute diseases, from managing waiting lists to post-transplant complications, makes the book an invaluable resource for fellows, trainees, and specialists in the field seeking a comprehensive framework for liver transplantation in its various aspects.

Weight: 1594g
Dimension: 161 x 242 x 46 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030829292
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022