Manual of Renal Transplantation

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xv

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2. History of Human Renal Transplantation

   • Satya N. Chatterjee

   Pages 1-2

3. Role of Hemodialysis and Medical Management

   • Paul F. Gulyassy, Thomas A. Depner, Vanghibhuram V. Shantharam

   Pages 3-26

4. Transplant Histocompatibility

   • Gerhard Opelz

   Pages 27-34

5. Selection and Preparation of Recipients for Renal Transplantation

   • Satya N. Chatterjee

   Pages 35-39

6. Vascular Access for Hemodialysis

   • Satya N. Chatterjee

   Pages 41-62

7. Living Donors—Selection and Acceptability

   • Satya N. Chatterjee

   Pages 63-67

8. Acceptability and Procurement of Cadaver Kidneys

   • Satya N. Chatterjee

   Pages 69-79

9. Operative Techniques for Transplantation

   • Satya N. Chatterjee

   Pages 81-85

10. Anesthesia in Renal Transplantation

    • Ivor T. Davie

    Pages 87-100

11. Immunosuppressive Drugs

    • Satya N. Chatterjee

    Pages 101-118

12. Follow-up Investigations

    • Satya N. Chatterjee

    Pages 119-125

13. Complications of Renal Transplantation

    • Satya N. Chatterjee

    Pages 127-165

14. Psychiatric Factors in Renal Transplantation

    • Jorge Steinberg, Norman B. Levy

    Pages 167-173

15. Renal Transplantation in Children

    • Satya N. Chatterjee

    Pages 175-182

16. Back Matter

    Pages 183-190

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As any new field in medicine develops, an the history of transplantation and the current accompanying documentation occurs in a rea­ status of hemodialysis as it relates to trans­ sonable and logical sequence. Early in the de­ plantation. In addition, the areas of tissue his to­ velopmental life of clinical transplantation, compatability typing, patient evaluation, the many research articles and case reports were transplant operation, immunosuppressive drugs, presented in the literature, and shortly there­ and follow-up investigations are well and clearly after, a series of textbooks were published. documented, as are the medical complications These textbooks dealt primarily with the per­ and the psychiatric and social problems en­ sonal experiences of clinicians working in the countered in kidney transplantation. major centers, who were embarking in the new Although Dr. Chatterjee draws primarily on field, as were Dr. Starzl, Dr. CaIne, Dr. Sim­ his own experiences, he fairly presents all the mons, and myself. This field of investigation has issues in areas in which there is controversy or now become an accepted clinical discipline, and differences of opinion. Most major university thus it is highly desirable that a manual should medical centers now have a clinical renal trans­ be available for the residents and house staff plantation service, and I feel that this manual who will receive training in this important area. will be an invaluable tool for their house staff In this manual, Dr. Satya N. Chatterjee pre­ and students alike.

• Nierentransplantation
• anesthesia
• complication
• complications
• dialysis
• documentation
• drugs
• evaluation
• kidney
• medicine
• research
• tissue
• training
• transplantation
• abdominal surgery

• Department of Urology, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, USA

  Satya N. Chatterjee

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