Transplantation Surgery

This atlas provides transplant professionals with a step-wise approach to organ transplantation, illustrating the technical steps and highlighting practice points for each procedure. All aspects of abdominal and thoracic transplantation are covered with separate chapters addressing specific technical issues for heart and lung, liver, kidney, pancreas and intestinal transplantation, providing detailed approaches to difficult situations.

Transplant surgeons, trainees, fellows and other professionals involved in transplantation will find this book to be an ideal reference point. It will help readers to:

· Understand the process of transplantation

· Become familiar with standard transplant techniques, whatever their discipline

· Understand the technical variations and learn effective ways of approaching them

· Learn ways to avoid mistakes and tips for safe and efficient surgery

The book has been written by an experienced international team of authors with extensive knowledge in the field of transplantation. Many of the techniques described have been pioneered by the authors writing the relevant chapters.