New Frontiers In Liver Transplantation

Author : Duke Todd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1632417642

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New Frontiers in Liver Transplantation by Duke Todd Pdf

The replacement of a diseased liver with a healthy liver is known as liver transplantation. Liver transplantation is used as a treatment option for acute liver failure and end-stage liver disease. Orthotopic transplantation is a common and effective technique used for liver transplantation. The transplantation surgery usually takes 4 to 18 hours. The common requirements for a liver donor include good health, a blood type which is compatible with the recipient, having an age of 20-60 years, and being of similar or larger size than the recipient. Liver transplantation involves a few complications, such as infection, bleeding, possibility of blood clots, painful incision and prolonged recovery. This book brings forth some of the most innovative concepts and elucidates the unexplored aspects of liver transplantation. It studies, analyzes and upholds the pillars of liver transplantation and its utmost significance in modern times. The extensive content of this book provides the readers with a thorough understanding of the subject.

Author : Scott McCartney
Publisher : Scribner
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0025828207

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Defying the Gods by Scott McCartney Pdf

In Defying the Gods, Scott McCartney takes the reader inside the world of organ transplants, focusing on four patients at the Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. Baylor is home to one of the top three leading transplant teams in the country - a pair of "Top Gun" cutters who have stretched the boundaries of science to save lives. Defying the Gods shows not only what goes on inside the operating room, but also details the circumstances that brought the patients and the organs to the operating table - because for every triumphant successful transplant, there is the death of the person who donated the organ. McCartney follows the four patients on this difficult journey, from the weeks or even months of anguished waiting on the list of potential recipients, to the stressful recovery period when both doctors and patients watch tensely to see if the organ will be rejected by the patient's body - which in some cases means death. McCartney also profiles the transplant surgeons, who consider themselves on the cutting edge of medicine as they constantly push back the borders of death, and explains and critiques the transplant system: Who decides who gets one of the small number of available organs, and how is that decision made? Are doctors' and hospitals' hands tied by the laws regulating the collection and allocation of organs, or do they manipulate those laws? How important is it for patients to pass what doctors call the "wallet biopsy"? What can we do to assure an adequate supply of organs in the future? Defying the Gods is the definitive account of the history, science, and ethics that make transplants possible, covering the terrible choices transplantation presents for families, themoral dilemmas facing doctors, and the ongoing debate over how best to allocate the limited organs to those who need them. It is both suspenseful and moving, addressing important medical issues on a most human level.

Author : Philippe De Witte
Publisher : Presses univ. de Louvain
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9782874632303

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New Frontiers in Alcohol and Health by Philippe De Witte Pdf

Assumptions made about alcohol, and beer in particular, are often based on media coverage, cultural stereotypes and even myths. Both the academic world and the brewing industry agree that ignorance may lead to prejudice. This books reflects their concern.

Author : X. Rogiers,H. Bismuth,R.W. Busuttil,D.C. Broering,D. Azoulay
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783642575235

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Split liver transplantation by X. Rogiers,H. Bismuth,R.W. Busuttil,D.C. Broering,D. Azoulay Pdf

Aimed at the trainee surgeon and experienced transplant surgeon, this compendium on split-liver grafting contains articles written by faculty members of the first International Course on Split-Liver Transplantation. It covers the main aspects of the field and is geared towards helping surgeons select the best surgical techniques as well as identifying the pitfalls. The text features detailed instructions on the various procedures as well as an overview of the area.

Author : Xiao-Kang Li,Ye Htun Oo
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-24
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9782889716623

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New Insights on Liver Transplant and Tolerance by Xiao-Kang Li,Ye Htun Oo Pdf

Author : Yujin Hoshida
Publisher : Springer
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-05
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783030215408

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Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Yujin Hoshida Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the current limitations and unmet needs in Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. It also provides newly emerging concepts, approaches, and technologies to address challenges. Topics covered include changing landscape of HCC etiologies in association with health disparities, framework of clinical management algorithm, new and experimental modalities of HCC diagnosis and prognostication, multidisciplinary treatment options including rapidly evolving molecular targeted therapies and immune therapies, multi-omics molecular characterization, and clinically relevant experimental models. The book is intended to assist collaboration between the diverse disciplines and facilitate forward and reverse translation between basic and clinical research by providing a comprehensive overview of relevant areas, covering epidemiological trend and population-level patient management strategies, new diagnostic and prognostic tools, recent advances in the standard care and novel therapeutic approaches, and new concepts in pathogenesis and experimental approaches and tools, by experts and opinion leaders in their respective fields. By thoroughly and concisely covering whole aspects of HCC care, Hepatocellular Carcinoma serves as a valuable reference for multidisciplinary readers, and promotes the development of personalized precision care strategies that lead to substantial improvement of disease burden and patient prognosis in HCC.

Author : Gregory T. Everson,James F. Trotter
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2009-04-21
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781603270281

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Liver Transplantation by Gregory T. Everson,James F. Trotter Pdf

Liver Transplantation: Challenging Controversies and Topics grew out of a need I perceived within the fields of transplant hepatology and liver transplantation. Liver transplantation has rightly gained recognition as an established therapy for end-stage liver disease. Few would argue that liver transplantation is one of the few truly lifesaving and life-altering treatments within medicine and surgery. Not many realize that 20 years passed from the time of the first human liver transplantation in 1963 to its acceptance as therapy by the 1983 NIH Consensus Conference on Liver Transplantation. In 2008, 25 years will have passed since the 1983 NIH conference—a mere 25 years for a field that has provided patients hope, doctors options, and to some the “gift of life. ” Many issues in liver transplantation involve indications, patient selection, and outcomes after transplantation—these are standard topics, covered by textbooks of hepatology and transplantation. In contrast, the field of liver tra- plantation is young, evolving, dynamic, and issues and decisions are often controversial. Thus, Dr. Trotter and I, as well as our colleagues at the University of Colorado, felt that a text with a different focus was required, one that highlighted controversy and challenged dogma. Out of this perceived need emerged Liver Transplantation: Challenging Controversies and Topics. To meet the transplant community’s need for emerging information about liver transplantation, Dr. Larry Chan, Dr. Igal Kam, and I initiated the Controversies in Transplantation Conference.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1940 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Medicine
ISBN : MINN:31951P009925589

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Index Medicus by Anonim Pdf

Vols. for 1963- include as pt. 2 of the Jan. issue: Medical subject headings.

Author : Steven J. Czinn,Samra S. Blanchard
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-22
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780323530248

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Pediatric Gastroenterology, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics of North America, E-Book by Steven J. Czinn,Samra S. Blanchard Pdf

The Guest Editors have tapped top key opinion leaders to provide current reviews on the clinical diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal disease in children. They have focused on topics related to GERD; Celiac Disease and Gluten Sensitivity; IBD; Motility Disorders; GI Bleeding and Management; Pancreatic Disorders; Hepatitis B and C; Liver Transplant; Abdominal Pain; Complications from Obesity; and Neonatal Cholestasis.These articles will provide a state-of-the-art overview of diagnosis and treatment of GI diseases that are impactful for the general pediatrician.

Author : William R. Jarnagin
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 2486 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2022-09-13
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780323697859

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Blumgart's Surgery of the Liver, Biliary Tract and Pancreas, 2-Volume Set - E-Book by William R. Jarnagin Pdf

Balancing basic science with information on everyday clinical practice, Blumgart's Surgery of the Liver, Biliary Tract and Pancreas, 7th Edition, provides you with expert guidance and advances in the field so you can offer patients the most optimal diagnostic and surgical care. In two convenient volumes, Dr. William Jarnagin and his team of internationally recognized surgeons cover exactly what you need to know, including advances in diagnostic and surgical techniques, minimally invasive surgeries, new interventional diagnostic techniques, and all relevant diseases. This comprehensive, practical reference is designed to help you choose and perform the most appropriate procedures that will minimize inpatient hospital time, curtail costs, and reduce overall recovery time for your patients. Presents cutting-edge guidance on pathology, diagnostics, surgery and non-operative intervention of the liver, biliary tract, and pancreas in one highly regarded, authoritative reference. Covers all surgical approaches, both open and minimally invasive. Considers all worldwide opinions and approaches to management, and includes key data on surgical outcomes to better inform clinical decision-making. Contains 161 chapters with updated references and additional figures—more than 1,500 illustrations in all. The imaging section has been reorganized to reflect a disease-based approach. Includes new and expanded sections on advances in molecular characterization of benign and malignant HPB diseases, perioperative management, interventional techniques, minimally invasive surgery and robotics, and therapeutic advances for malignant disease. Features a section dedicated entirely to operative technique, plus a new historical chapter authored by Professor Jacques Belghitti: “Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery: Historical Perspective.

Author : David Goldberg
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-24
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780323791939

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Liver Transplantation, An Issue of Clinics in Liver Disease, E-Book by David Goldberg Pdf

With collaboration from Consulting Editor, Dr. Norman Gitlin Dr. Goldberg has assembled a state-of-the-art issue devoted to management of liver transplant patients. Expert authors have contributed current clinical reviews that covers the breadth of the pre- and post-surgical journey. Articles are specifically devoted to the following topics: Obesity management of liver transplant waitlist candidates and recipients; Expanding the limits of liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: Is there a limit; Frailty and sarcopenia in patients pre- and post-liver transplant; Achieving tolerance in liver transplantation: Where are we now and what does the future hold; Expanding role of donation after cardiac death donors; Optimizing selection of patients for simultaneous liver-kidney transplant; Keeping the patient with end-stage liver disease alive while awaiting transplant: Management of complications of portal hypertension; Expanding donor selection and recipient indications for living donor liver transplantation; The changing liver transplant recipient: From hepatitis C to NASH and alcohol; Cardiovascular risk stratification in liver transplant candidates; The role of machine perfusion in liver transplantation: Warm, Cold, or does it not matter; Paradigm shift in utilization of livers from hepatitis C-viremic donors into HCV-negative patients; Transplantation of elderly patients: Is there an upper age cutoff; Transplantation for acute alcoholic hepatitis: Controversies and early successes. Hepatologists will come away with the information they need to improve outcomes in liver transplant patients.

Author : Patrizia Burra
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 775 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2022-03-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783030829308

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Textbook of Liver Transplantation by Patrizia Burra Pdf

Liver transplantations require a complex and varied, multidisciplinary approach involving not only hepatologists and surgeons but also pathologists, psychologists, professional educators, nurses and, in the case of young patients, also pediatricians and development experts. This textbook provides an overview of the management problems involved in liver transplantation for acute and chronic liver disease, pediatric liver transplantation and the psychosocial aspects of liver transplantation. A closing chapter, focusing on the developments and future prospects in liver transplantation, outlines the potential offered by donors after cardiac death, cell therapies and organogenesis. The multidisciplinary approach is also maintained in the selection of authors, all experts actively engaged in the various disciplines involved in liver transplantations. This aspect, together with its precise and didactic descriptions of all phases of liver transplantation for chronic and acute diseases – from managing waiting lists to post-transplant complications – make the book a valuable tool for fellows, trainees, and specialists in the field seeking accurate framework for liver transplantation in its many facets.

Author : Ronald Munson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2002-01-17
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780190285265

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Raising the Dead by Ronald Munson Pdf

Perhaps no medical breakthrough in the twentieth century is more spectacular, more hope-giving, or more fraught with ethical questions than organ transplantation. Each year some 25,000 Americans are pulled back from the brink of death by receiving vital new organs. Another 5,000 die while waiting for them. And what distinguishes these two groups has become the source of one of our thorniest ethical questions. In Raising the Dead, Ronald Munson offers a vivid, often wrenchingly dramatic account of how transplants are performed, how we decide who receives them, and how we engage the entire range of tough issues that arise because of them. Each chapter begins with a detailed account of a specific case--Mickey Mantle's controversial liver transplant, for example--followed by careful analysis of its surrounding ethical questions (the charges that Mantle received special treatment because he was a celebrity, the larger problems involving how organs are allocated, and whether alcoholics should have an equal claim on donor livers). In approaching transplant ethics through specific cases, Munson reminds us of the complex personal and emotional dimension that underlies such issues. The book also ranges beyond our present capabilities to explore the future possibilities in xenotransplantation (transplanting animal organs into humans) and stem cell technology that would allow doctors to grow new organs from the patient's own cells. Based on extensive scientific research, but written with a novelist's eye for the human condition, Raising the Dead shows readers the reality of organ transplantation now, the possibility of what it may become, and how we might respond to the ethical challenges it forces us to confront.

Author : Plamen Ch. Ivanov,Andras Eke,Olga Sosnovtseva
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 842 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2022-02-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782889714353

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The New Frontier of Network Physiology: From Temporal Dynamics to the Synchronization and Principles of Integration in Networks of Physiological Systems by Plamen Ch. Ivanov,Andras Eke,Olga Sosnovtseva Pdf

Author : Adrian G. Dan
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-09
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780323459907

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Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, An Issue of Surgical Clinics of North America, E-Book by Adrian G. Dan Pdf

This issue of Surgical Clinics of North America, guest edited by Dr. Adrian Dan, is devoted to Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. He has assembled expert authors to review the following topics: A Historical Perspective of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery; The Socio-economic Impact of Morbid Obesity and Factors Affecting Access to Obesity Surgery; Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass–Surgical Technique and Peri-operative Care; Revisional Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery; Novel Endoscopic and Surgical Techniques for treatment of Morbid Obesity –A Glimpse into the Future; Management and Prevention of Surgical and Nutritional Complications After Bariatric Surgery; Resolution of Comorbitidies and Impact on Longevity Following Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery; The Effects of Metabolic Surgery upon Fatty Liver Disease and Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis; Patient Selection and Surgical Management of High Risk Patients with Morbid Obesity; Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy–Surgical Technique and Peri-operative Care; Rise and Fall of the LAGB as a Bariatric Procedure; Plastic Surgery and Body Contouring Following Weight Loss Surgery; Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch–Surgical Technique and Periopertive Care; Morbid Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes and the Metabolic Syndrome–Pathophysiologic Relationships and Guidelines for Surgical Intervention; Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Initiatives in Contemporary Metabolic and Bariatric Surgical Practice; Type II Diabetes Mellitus – A Surgical Disease, and more!