Textbook of Liver Transplantation

Textbook of Liver Transplantation

A Multidisciplinary Approach

Burra, Patrizia

Springer Nature Switzerland AG

03/2022

785

Dura

Inglês

9783030829292

15 a 20 dias

1587

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Part 1. Liver transplantation for chronic liver diseases: Epidemiology of chronic liver diseases. Indications to liver transplantation (chronic liver diseases, tumours, genetic disorders, ACLF). Referral to the liver transplant center . Evaluation of the recipient. Management of the patient on the waiting list, scoring systems and priority. Organ allocation systems in Europe, U.S. and Asia. Surgical aspects of liver transplantation. Living-related liver transplantation. Critical care of the liver transplant recipient. Surgical complications after liver transplantation (vascular, biliary). Rejection and immunosuppressive regimens. Role of histopathology. Infections in the liver transplant recipient. Metabolic complications after liver transplantation. Renal dysfunction after liver transplantation. Recurrence of the primary liver disease (HBV, HCV, Alcohol, Cholestatic/Autoimmune diseases). De novo tumours after liver transplantation. Graft and patient survival.- Part 2. Liver transplantation for acute liver failure: Epidemiology of acute liver failure. Prognostic scores and timing to liver transplantation. Pre-transplant management. Outcomes after liver transplantation, graft and patient survival.- Part 3. Paediatric liver transplantation: Epidemiology of paediatric liver diseases. Indications to liver transplantation. Outcomes after liver transplantation in the paediatric population. Part 4. Psycho-social aspects of liver transplantation. Psychiatric and psychological evaluation of the potential liver transplant candidate. Fertility, sexual function and pregnancy after liver transplantation. Adherence and quality of life. Transition to adult care. The role of transplant coordinator, nurse and professional educator.- Part 5. Developments and future prospective in liver transplantation: Donor after cardiac death. Cell therapies and transplantation. Organogenesis. Tolerance in liver transplantation.
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Chronic liver diseases;Acute liver failure;Pediatric liver transplantation;Psycho-social aspects of liver transplantation;Cell therapies and transplantation